How To Install xletters on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xletters on Debian 12.
What is xletters
xletters is:
A typing practice game for X similar to typespeed and tuxtype. Words chosen from the system’s wordlist fall from the top of the screen and must be typed correctly to score. In a challenge stage, random sequences of characters appear instead of words. Head-to-head networked play is possible with xletters-duel.
There are three methods to install xletters 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 xletters Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xletters using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xletters
Install xletters Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xletters using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xletters
Install xletters 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 xletters using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xletters
How To Uninstall xletters on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xletters package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xletters
Uninstall xletters And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xletters and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xletters
Remove xletters Configurations and Data
To remove xletters configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xletters
Remove xletters configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xletters configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xletters
Dependencies
xletters have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xletters package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.