How To Install ninvaders on Debian 12

Learn how to install ninvaders on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ninvaders is A space invaders-like game using ncurses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ninvaders on Debian 12.

What is ninvaders

ninvaders is:

A Space Invaders type game with text-only graphics. Ever wanted to play space invaders when you can’t find a GUI? Now you can.

There are three methods to install ninvaders 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 ninvaders Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ninvaders

Install ninvaders Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ninvaders using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ninvaders

Install ninvaders 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 ninvaders using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ninvaders

How To Uninstall ninvaders on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ninvaders package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ninvaders

Uninstall ninvaders And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ninvaders

Remove ninvaders Configurations and Data

To remove ninvaders configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ninvaders

Remove ninvaders configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ninvaders

Dependencies

ninvaders have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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