How To Install gemrb-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gemrb-data on Debian 12.
What is gemrb-data
gemrb-data is:
GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a new implementation of the original Infinity Engine (the one of Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, …) to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows with some enhancements.
This package contains data files used across all supported games.
There are three methods to install gemrb-data on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gemrb-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gemrb-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gemrb-data
Install gemrb-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gemrb-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gemrb-data
Install gemrb-data 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 gemrb-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gemrb-data
How To Uninstall gemrb-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gemrb-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gemrb-data
Uninstall gemrb-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gemrb-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gemrb-data
Remove gemrb-data Configurations and Data
To remove gemrb-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gemrb-data
Remove gemrb-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gemrb-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gemrb-data
Dependencies
gemrb-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gemrb-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.