How To Install pacman4console on Debian 12

Learn how to install pacman4console on Debian 12 with this tutorial. pacman4console is ncurses-based pacman game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pacman4console on Debian 12.

What is pacman4console

pacman4console is:

Pacman4Console is a simple pacman game for the terminal. It is played on the command-line, with ASCII character graphics.

It has nine levels by default, and you can make your own with its own level editor.

There are three methods to install pacman4console 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 pacman4console Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pacman4console using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pacman4console

Install pacman4console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pacman4console using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pacman4console

Install pacman4console 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 pacman4console using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pacman4console

How To Uninstall pacman4console on Debian 12

To uninstall only the pacman4console package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pacman4console

Uninstall pacman4console And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pacman4console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pacman4console

Remove pacman4console Configurations and Data

To remove pacman4console configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pacman4console

Remove pacman4console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pacman4console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pacman4console

Dependencies

pacman4console have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pacman4console package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.