How To Install slashem on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slashem
on Debian 9.
What is slashem
slashem is:
Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic (SLASH’EM) is a role-playing game where you control a single character. The interface and gameplay are similar in style to Rogue, ADOM, Angband and, of course, Nethack. You control the actions through the keyboard and view the world from an overhead perspective.
The problem: The Amulet of Yendor has been stolen. Not only that but it appears that the Wizard of Yendor (not a nice person), who took the amulet, is hiding in the Dungeons of Doom (not a friendly place).
This package contains the basic ASCII interface. For more fancy graphical interfaces see slashem-x11 - Simple graphic interface using Xaw slashem-sdl - Graphical interface usnig SDL slashem-gtk - Graphical interface usnig Gtk
There are three methods to install slashem
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 slashem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slashem
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slashem
Install slashem Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slashem
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slashem
Install slashem 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 slashem
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slashem
How To Uninstall slashem on Debian 9
To uninstall only the slashem
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slashem
Uninstall slashem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slashem
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slashem
Remove slashem Configurations and Data
To remove slashem
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slashem
Remove slashem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slashem
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slashem
Dependencies
slashem have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slashem
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.