How To Install bzflag-server on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzflag-server on Debian 9.

What is bzflag-server

bzflag-server is:

bzfs is the server for BZFlag, and it must be running to play. It can be run on any system on the network (including a player’s system or one without graphics). You need to install this package if you wish to:

• play by yourself
• play amongst a small group of people on a private network
• provide a server so that anyone on the Internet may play with you

There are three methods to install bzflag-server 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 bzflag-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bzflag-server

Install bzflag-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bzflag-server

Install bzflag-server 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 bzflag-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bzflag-server

How To Uninstall bzflag-server on Debian 9

To uninstall only the bzflag-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bzflag-server

Uninstall bzflag-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bzflag-server

Remove bzflag-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bzflag-server

Remove bzflag-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bzflag-server

Dependencies

bzflag-server have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• libc-ares2
• libc6
• libcurl3-gnutls
• libgcc1

References

• bzflag-server website

Summary

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