How To Install aseprite on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseprite on Debian 9. aseprite is sprite and pixel art editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseprite on Debian 9.

What is aseprite

aseprite is:

ASEPRITE (aka ASE, Allegro Sprite Editor) is an open source program to create animated sprites & pixel art. Sprites are little images that can be used in your website or in a video game. You can draw characters with movement, intros, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos, color palettes, isometric levels, etc.

There are three methods to install aseprite on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aseprite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aseprite

Install aseprite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aseprite

Install aseprite 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 aseprite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aseprite

How To Uninstall aseprite on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove aseprite

Uninstall aseprite And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aseprite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aseprite

Remove aseprite Configurations and Data

To remove aseprite configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aseprite

Remove aseprite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aseprite

Dependencies

aseprite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aseprite package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.