How To Install maelstrom on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maelstrom on Debian 12.
What is maelstrom
maelstrom is:
This is a port of the high-resolution “asteroids” style arcade game written by Andrew Welch for the Macintosh.
There are three methods to install maelstrom 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 maelstrom Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maelstrom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maelstrom
Install maelstrom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maelstrom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maelstrom
Install maelstrom 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 maelstrom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maelstrom
How To Uninstall maelstrom on Debian 12
To uninstall only the maelstrom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maelstrom
Uninstall maelstrom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maelstrom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maelstrom
Remove maelstrom Configurations and Data
To remove maelstrom configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maelstrom
Remove maelstrom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maelstrom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maelstrom
Dependencies
maelstrom have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maelstrom package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.