How To Install davegnukem on Debian 12

Learn how to install davegnukem on Debian 12 with this tutorial. davegnukem is Retro-style 2D scrolling platform shooter

Introduction

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

What is davegnukem

davegnukem is:

Dave Gnukem is an open source retro-style 2D scrolling platform shooter, inspired by and similar to Duke Nukem 1. It currently runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and various other platforms. It is written in C++ using SDL library and it features an integrated level editor as well. This game is not really a clone or remake, it is probably most akin to a parody.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install davegnukem

Install davegnukem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install davegnukem

Install davegnukem 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 davegnukem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install davegnukem

How To Uninstall davegnukem on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove davegnukem

Uninstall davegnukem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove davegnukem

Remove davegnukem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge davegnukem

Remove davegnukem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge davegnukem

Dependencies

davegnukem have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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