How To Install freecol on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freecol on Debian 9.
What is freecol
freecol is:
freecol is a game in the spirit of Civilization but taking place in a colonial background. Colonize the new world, build towns, trade or fight with natives and other European civilizations, trade with your homeland until you’re ready to fight for your independance !
There are three methods to install freecol 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 freecol Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freecol using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freecol
Install freecol Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freecol using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freecol
Install freecol 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 freecol using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freecol
How To Uninstall freecol on Debian 9
To uninstall only the freecol package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freecol
Uninstall freecol And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freecol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freecol
Remove freecol Configurations and Data
To remove freecol configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freecol
Remove freecol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freecol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freecol
Dependencies
freecol have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freecol package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.