How To Install freeciv on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv on Debian 9.
What is freeciv
freeciv is:
Freeciv is a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization. In this game, each player becomes leader of a civilisation, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: the extinction of all other civilisations.
This metapackage will install the recommended client to play Freeciv.
There are three methods to install freeciv 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 freeciv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freeciv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeciv
Install freeciv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeciv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeciv
Install freeciv 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 freeciv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeciv
How To Uninstall freeciv on Debian 9
To uninstall only the freeciv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeciv
Uninstall freeciv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeciv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeciv
Remove freeciv Configurations and Data
To remove freeciv configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeciv
Remove freeciv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeciv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeciv
Dependencies
freeciv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.