How To Install pente on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pente on Debian 9.
What is pente
pente is:
Pente is the English name for the Asian game ni-nuki, which itself is a version of the game go-moku. The game is a variant of the well known five in a row. Placing five stones in a row is one way to win, the other is to capture five pairs of the opponents stones.
Pente can run in three different modes: X, curses or text. You can play against the computer or another human, and there is also support for playing over a network.
There are three methods to install pente 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 pente Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pente using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pente
Install pente Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pente using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pente
Install pente 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 pente using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pente
How To Uninstall pente on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pente package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pente
Uninstall pente And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pente and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pente
Remove pente Configurations and Data
To remove pente configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pente
Remove pente configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pente configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pente
Dependencies
pente have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pente package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.