How To Install scratch on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scratch on Debian 10.
What is scratch
scratch is:
Scratch is an easy, interactive, collaborative programming environment designed for creation of interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and sharing these on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design.
There are three methods to install scratch on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scratch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scratch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scratch
Install scratch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scratch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scratch
Install scratch 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 scratch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scratch
How To Uninstall scratch on Debian 10
To uninstall only the scratch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scratch
Uninstall scratch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scratch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scratch
Remove scratch Configurations and Data
To remove scratch configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scratch
Remove scratch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scratch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scratch
Dependencies
scratch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scratch package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.