How To Install gnome-hearts on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-hearts on Debian 9. gnome-hearts is The classic hearts card game for the GNOME desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-hearts on Debian 9.

What is gnome-hearts

gnome-hearts is:

Hearts is an implementation of the classic card game for the GNOME desktop, featuring configurable rulesets and editable computer opponents to satisfy widely diverging playing styles.

There are three methods to install gnome-hearts 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 gnome-hearts Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-hearts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-hearts

Install gnome-hearts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-hearts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-hearts

Install gnome-hearts 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 gnome-hearts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-hearts

How To Uninstall gnome-hearts on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gnome-hearts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-hearts

Uninstall gnome-hearts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-hearts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-hearts

Remove gnome-hearts Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-hearts configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-hearts

Remove gnome-hearts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-hearts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-hearts

Dependencies

gnome-hearts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-hearts package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.