How To Install xpilot-extra on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-extra on Debian 10.
What is xpilot-extra
xpilot-extra is:
XPilot is a multi-player tactical manoeuvring game for X. Each player controls their own fighter equipped with a variety of weapons and power-ups. Players compete as teams or as individuals; the object of the game is to score points by blasting the opposition, stealing their treasure or by racing round a circuit. WARNING: This game is very addictive.
This package contains all the maps available from ftp.xpilot.org (plus a few others), a useful command line utility for interrogating the metaserver and a few configuration files submitted by players to help get you started.
There are three methods to install xpilot-extra on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xpilot-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xpilot-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xpilot-extra
Install xpilot-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xpilot-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xpilot-extra
Install xpilot-extra 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 xpilot-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xpilot-extra
How To Uninstall xpilot-extra on Debian 10
To uninstall only the xpilot-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xpilot-extra
Uninstall xpilot-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xpilot-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpilot-extra
Remove xpilot-extra Configurations and Data
To remove xpilot-extra configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xpilot-extra
Remove xpilot-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xpilot-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpilot-extra
Dependencies
xpilot-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-extra package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.