How To Install amoeba on Debian 12

Learn how to install amoeba on Debian 12 with this tutorial. amoeba is fast-paced, polished OpenGL demonstration by Excess

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amoeba on Debian 12.

What is `amoeba`

amoeba is:

Amoeba is a fast-paced, cross-platform OpenGL demonstration by Excess, showing realtime graphics effects in perfect sync with music. It features a full customizable demo engine, several visual effects, lots of graphics and a pumping soundtrack.

Amoeba won first prize in the demo competition at Underscore 02, a demoscene party held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Note that this is only the demo engine – to watch the demo itself, you will also need the package amoeba-data.

There are three methods to install amoeba on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amoeba Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install amoeba using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amoeba

Install amoeba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install amoeba using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install amoeba

Install amoeba Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install amoeba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amoeba

How To Uninstall amoeba on Debian 12

To uninstall only the amoeba package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amoeba

Uninstall amoeba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amoeba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amoeba

Remove amoeba Configurations and Data

To remove amoeba configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amoeba

Remove amoeba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove amoeba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amoeba

Dependencies

amoeba have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amoeba package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.