How To Install blinken on Debian 12

Learn how to install blinken on Debian 12 with this tutorial. blinken is KDE version of the Simon electronic memory game

Introduction

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

What is blinken

blinken is:

Blinken is based on an electronic game released in 1978, which challenges players to remember sequences of increasing length. On the face of the device, there are 4 different color buttons, each with its own distinctive sound. These buttons light up randomly, creating the sequence that the player must then recall. If the player is successful in remembering the sequence of lights in the correct order, they advance to the next stage, where an identical sequence with one extra step is presented.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install blinken 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 blinken Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blinken

Install blinken Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install blinken

Install blinken 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 blinken using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blinken

How To Uninstall blinken on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove blinken

Uninstall blinken And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blinken

Remove blinken Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge blinken

Remove blinken configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blinken

Dependencies

blinken have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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