How To Install warmux on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install warmux on Debian 9.
What is warmux
warmux is:
WarMUX is a free game in the genre of “turn-based artillery games” like Scorched Earth or Worms. Several players can play together, either locally or over the network. It is also possible to compete against computer-driven teams. The teams are styled after the mascots of various free software projects.
There are three methods to install warmux 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 warmux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install warmux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install warmux
Install warmux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install warmux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install warmux
Install warmux 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 warmux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install warmux
How To Uninstall warmux on Debian 9
To uninstall only the warmux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove warmux
Uninstall warmux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall warmux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove warmux
Remove warmux Configurations and Data
To remove warmux configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge warmux
Remove warmux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove warmux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge warmux
Dependencies
warmux have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libfribidi0
- libpng16-16
- libsdl-gfx1.2-5
- libsdl-image1.2
- libsdl-mixer1.2
- libsdl-net1.2
- libsdl-ttf2.0-0
- libsdl1.2debian
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxml2
- warmux-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install warmux package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.