How To Install openuniverse-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openuniverse-common on Debian 9.
What is openuniverse-common
openuniverse-common is:
OpenUniverse (OU for short) is a fun, fast and free OpenGL space simulator. It currently focuses on the Solar System and lets you visit all of its planets, most major moons and a vast collection of smaller bodies in colorful, glorious and realtime 3D.
This package contains all the data that the program needs to run (textures, star data catalogues, 3D models, fonts) or enhances it (manuals) under /usr/share/openuniverse.
There are three methods to install openuniverse-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openuniverse-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openuniverse-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openuniverse-common
Install openuniverse-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openuniverse-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openuniverse-common
Install openuniverse-common 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 openuniverse-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openuniverse-common
How To Uninstall openuniverse-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openuniverse-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openuniverse-common
Uninstall openuniverse-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openuniverse-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openuniverse-common
Remove openuniverse-common Configurations and Data
To remove openuniverse-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openuniverse-common
Remove openuniverse-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openuniverse-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openuniverse-common
Dependencies
openuniverse-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openuniverse-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.