How To Install xblast-tnt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xblast-tnt on Debian 9.
What is xblast-tnt
xblast-tnt is:
XBlast is a multi-player arcade game inspired by the video/computer game Bomberman (Dynablaster).
Features:
- 2 to 6 players
- 1 or 2 players per X-Server (or up to 6 with joysticks)
- about 1000 levels
- about 20 player models
- PoV-Ray rendered color graphics
- central server support with statistics
If you want to host games you need to install the xblast-tnt-levels package, and you might want to install xblast-tnt-sounds for sound support. The xblast-tnt-musics package contains background musics for the game, if you like.
There are three methods to install xblast-tnt 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 xblast-tnt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xblast-tnt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xblast-tnt
Install xblast-tnt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xblast-tnt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xblast-tnt
Install xblast-tnt 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 xblast-tnt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xblast-tnt
How To Uninstall xblast-tnt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xblast-tnt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xblast-tnt
Uninstall xblast-tnt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xblast-tnt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xblast-tnt
Remove xblast-tnt Configurations and Data
To remove xblast-tnt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xblast-tnt
Remove xblast-tnt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xblast-tnt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xblast-tnt
Dependencies
xblast-tnt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xblast-tnt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.