How To Install colorcode on Debian 12

Learn how to install colorcode on Debian 12 with this tutorial. colorcode is advanced clone of the MasterMind code-breaking game

Introduction

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

What is colorcode

colorcode is:

ColorCode is an advanced MasterMind code-breaking game clone. The program accepts setting the number of slots (from 2 to 5), the number of colors (from 2 to 10) and setting if colors might be repeated in the secret code (doubles allowed or not). The game has 5 built-in levels, from level 1 (beginner: 2 slots and 2 colors, with doubles allowed) to level 5 (hard: 5 slots and 10 colors, with doubles allowed). ColorCode can make guesses in place of the user.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install colorcode

Install colorcode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install colorcode

Install colorcode 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 colorcode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install colorcode

How To Uninstall colorcode on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove colorcode

Uninstall colorcode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove colorcode

Remove colorcode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge colorcode

Remove colorcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge colorcode

Dependencies

colorcode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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