How To Install doomsday-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install doomsday-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. doomsday-data is enhanced version of the legendary DOOM game - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-data on Debian 12.

What is doomsday-data

doomsday-data is:

The purpose of the Doomsday Engine project is to create versions of DOOM, Heretic and Hexen that feel the same as the original games but are implemented using modern techniques such as 3D graphics and client/server networking. A lot of emphasis is placed on good-looking graphics.

This package includes architecture-independent data files.

There are three methods to install doomsday-data 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 doomsday-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install doomsday-data

Install doomsday-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install doomsday-data

Install doomsday-data 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 doomsday-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install doomsday-data

How To Uninstall doomsday-data on Debian 12

To uninstall only the doomsday-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove doomsday-data

Uninstall doomsday-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove doomsday-data

Remove doomsday-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge doomsday-data

Remove doomsday-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doomsday-data

Dependencies

doomsday-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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