How To Install ballz-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ballz-dbg on Debian 9. ballz-dbg is debugging symbols for ballz

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ballz-dbg on Debian 9.

What is ballz-dbg

ballz-dbg is:

The game is a platformer with some puzzle elements. You take control of a ball which is genetically modifed by the British secret service. Your mission is to rescue captured British soldiers from a prison in Iran.

This package contains the debugging symbols for ballz.

There are three methods to install ballz-dbg 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 ballz-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ballz-dbg

Install ballz-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ballz-dbg

Install ballz-dbg 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 ballz-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ballz-dbg

How To Uninstall ballz-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ballz-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ballz-dbg

Uninstall ballz-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ballz-dbg

Remove ballz-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove ballz-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ballz-dbg

Remove ballz-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ballz-dbg

Dependencies

ballz-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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