How To Install openmw on Debian 12

Learn how to install openmw on Debian 12 with this tutorial. openmw is Open-world RPG game engine

Introduction

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

What is openmw

openmw is:

OpenMW is a open-source openw-world RPG game engine that started off as an reimplementation of the Bethesda Game Studios game engine used by The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The project scope has grown to wanting to support more games and allows, with the help of the editor, for developers and content creators to make their own games.

To play Morrowind, the “Data Files” are required from the original game.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openmw

Install openmw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openmw

Install openmw 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 openmw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openmw

How To Uninstall openmw on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove openmw

Uninstall openmw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmw

Remove openmw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openmw

Remove openmw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmw

Dependencies

openmw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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