How To Install wesnoth-1.12-ei on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-ei on Debian 9. wesnoth-1.12-ei is The Eastern Invasion official campaign for Wesnoth (branch 1.12)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-ei on Debian 9.

What is wesnoth-1.12-ei

wesnoth-1.12-ei is:

This package contains the “The Eastern Invasion” campaign for Wesnoth: “There are rumors of undead attacks on the eastern border of Wesnoth. You, an officer in the Royal Army, have been sent to the eastern front to protect the villagers and find out what is happening.” (Intermediate level, 16 scenarios.)"

Battle for control of villages, using variety of units which have advantages and disadvantages in different types of terrains and against different types of attacks. Units gain experience and advance levels, and are carried over from one scenario to the next in a campaign.

There are three methods to install wesnoth-1.12-ei 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 wesnoth-1.12-ei Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wesnoth-1.12-ei using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wesnoth-1.12-ei

Install wesnoth-1.12-ei Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wesnoth-1.12-ei using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wesnoth-1.12-ei

Install wesnoth-1.12-ei 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 wesnoth-1.12-ei using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wesnoth-1.12-ei

How To Uninstall wesnoth-1.12-ei on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wesnoth-1.12-ei package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wesnoth-1.12-ei

Uninstall wesnoth-1.12-ei And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wesnoth-1.12-ei and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wesnoth-1.12-ei

Remove wesnoth-1.12-ei Configurations and Data

To remove wesnoth-1.12-ei configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wesnoth-1.12-ei

Remove wesnoth-1.12-ei configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wesnoth-1.12-ei configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wesnoth-1.12-ei

Dependencies

wesnoth-1.12-ei have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-ei package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.