How To Install gravitywars on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gravitywars on Debian 10.
What is gravitywars
gravitywars is:
Gravity Wars is inspired by Gravity Force, one of the greatest games for the Amiga. This version is a little different, with a much higher resolution, and better graphics.
The aim of the game is to guide a spaceship using only thrust and orientation to the exit, fighting against gravity and inertia. It includes some new features like water, exploding doors, bonus objects, fans (ie. wind), and some other special effects like exploding bullets and splashing water.
Gravity Wars is no longer maintained upstream and this Debian package should be considered the current upstream version.
There are three methods to install gravitywars 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 gravitywars Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gravitywars using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gravitywars
Install gravitywars Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gravitywars using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gravitywars
Install gravitywars 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 gravitywars using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gravitywars
How To Uninstall gravitywars on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gravitywars package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gravitywars
Uninstall gravitywars And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gravitywars and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gravitywars
Remove gravitywars Configurations and Data
To remove gravitywars configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gravitywars
Remove gravitywars configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gravitywars configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gravitywars
Dependencies
gravitywars have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gravitywars package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.