How To Install freeorion on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeorion on Debian 10.
What is freeorion
freeorion is:
FreeOrion is a turn-based space empire and galactic conquest (4X) game being designed and built by the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is inspired by the tradition of the Master of Orion games, but is not a clone or remake of that series or any other game.
The game is about the construction of a living, breathing universe in a grand campaign model. You can develop your own galactic empire and explore new star systems with your fleets as one of several unique human or alien species. Colonization of new worlds, researching new technology, managing your resources and defending your planets against the AI or other human players on a galactic scale are your main objectives.
There are three methods to install freeorion on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freeorion Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freeorion using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeorion
Install freeorion Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeorion using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeorion
Install freeorion 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 freeorion using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeorion
How To Uninstall freeorion on Debian 10
To uninstall only the freeorion package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeorion
Uninstall freeorion And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeorion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeorion
Remove freeorion Configurations and Data
To remove freeorion configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeorion
Remove freeorion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeorion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeorion
Dependencies
freeorion have the following dependencies:
- freeorion-data
- libboost-date-time1.67.0
- libboost-filesystem1.67.0
- libboost-iostreams1.67.0
- libboost-locale1.67.0
- libboost-log1.67.0
- libboost-python1.67.0
- libboost-regex1.67.0
- libboost-serialization1.67.0
- libboost-system1.67.0
- libboost-thread1.67.0
- libc6
- libfreetype6
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeorion package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.