How To Install eureka on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eureka on Debian 9.
What is eureka
eureka is:
Eureka is a cross-platform map editor for the classic DOOM games. It started as a fork of the Yadex editor attempting to make it use the FLTK GUI toolkit and implement multiple Undo / Redo.
Supported games include DOOM, DOOM 2, Final Doom, FreeDoom, HacX and Heretic. Supported source ports are Boom, EDGE, Doom Legacy and Odamex.
There are three methods to install eureka 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 eureka Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eureka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eureka
Install eureka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eureka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eureka
Install eureka 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 eureka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eureka
How To Uninstall eureka on Debian 9
To uninstall only the eureka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eureka
Uninstall eureka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eureka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eureka
Remove eureka Configurations and Data
To remove eureka configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eureka
Remove eureka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eureka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eureka
Dependencies
eureka have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eureka package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.