How To Install scummvm-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scummvm-data on Debian 12.
What is scummvm-data
scummvm-data is:
ScummVM is a `virtual machine’ for several classic graphical point-and-click adventure games. It is designed to run Adventure Soft’s Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Revolution’s Beneath A Steel Sky, and games based on LucasArts’ SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system. SCUMM is used for many games, including Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max and more. See the official compatibility list at http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility.php for a full list of supported games.
The game data of four games compatible with ScummVM is included in Debian. These are:
- Beneath a Steel Sky (package: beneath-a-steel-sky)
- Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back (package: drascula)
- Flight of the Amazon Queen (package: flight-of-the-amazon-queen)
- Lure of the Temptress (package: lure-of-the-temptress)
To actually make use of ScummVM, you’ll have to install one of these, or obtain the proprietary game data for another supported game from somewhere else.
These packages provides data files needed to run some engines supported by ScummVM.
There are three methods to install scummvm-data 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 scummvm-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scummvm-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scummvm-data
Install scummvm-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scummvm-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scummvm-data
Install scummvm-data 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 scummvm-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scummvm-data
How To Uninstall scummvm-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the scummvm-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scummvm-data
Uninstall scummvm-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scummvm-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scummvm-data
Remove scummvm-data Configurations and Data
To remove scummvm-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scummvm-data
Remove scummvm-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scummvm-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scummvm-data
Dependencies
scummvm-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scummvm-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
