How To Install kodi-tools-texturepacker on Debian 12

Learn how to install kodi-tools-texturepacker on Debian 12 with this tutorial. kodi-tools-texturepacker is Open Source Home Theatre (TexturePacker skin development tool)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-tools-texturepacker on Debian 12.

What is kodi-tools-texturepacker

kodi-tools-texturepacker is:

Kodi, formerly known as XBMC is an award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media. Kodi is available for Linux, Mac OS X (Leopard, Tiger and Apple TV) and Microsoft Windows, as well as the original Xbox game console. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, Kodi is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to Kodi, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.

While Kodi functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, Kodi feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. Once installed, your computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox.

This package contains TexturePacker, the tool for Kodi skin developers. End users don’t need this package to run Kodi.

There are three methods to install kodi-tools-texturepacker 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 kodi-tools-texturepacker Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kodi-tools-texturepacker using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kodi-tools-texturepacker

Install kodi-tools-texturepacker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kodi-tools-texturepacker using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kodi-tools-texturepacker

Install kodi-tools-texturepacker 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 kodi-tools-texturepacker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kodi-tools-texturepacker

How To Uninstall kodi-tools-texturepacker on Debian 12

To uninstall only the kodi-tools-texturepacker package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kodi-tools-texturepacker

Uninstall kodi-tools-texturepacker And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kodi-tools-texturepacker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-tools-texturepacker

Remove kodi-tools-texturepacker Configurations and Data

To remove kodi-tools-texturepacker configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-tools-texturepacker

Remove kodi-tools-texturepacker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kodi-tools-texturepacker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-tools-texturepacker

Dependencies

kodi-tools-texturepacker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-tools-texturepacker package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.