How To Install gav on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gav on Debian 11.
What is gav
gav is:
GAV stands for GPL Arcade Volleyball, and is an SDL remake of the old DOS game Arcade Volleyball. It includes multiplayer, networking, and themeable graphics support.
More information, as well as additional themes, can be found at http://gav.sourceforge.net.
There are three methods to install gav on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gav Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gav using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gav
Install gav Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gav using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gav
Install gav 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 gav using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gav
How To Uninstall gav on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gav package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gav
Uninstall gav And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gav
Remove gav Configurations and Data
To remove gav configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gav
Remove gav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gav
Dependencies
gav have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gav package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.