How To Install xracer-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xracer-tools on Debian 12.
What is xracer-tools
xracer-tools is:
Xracer is a Wipeout clone, distributed under the GPL. It should be able to use any OpenGL 1.1 compliant library. A 3D accelerator card is required.
These are a few tools to design your own game data. In order to play the game, you will need the xracer package.
There are three methods to install xracer-tools 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 xracer-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xracer-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xracer-tools
Install xracer-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xracer-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xracer-tools
Install xracer-tools 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 xracer-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xracer-tools
How To Uninstall xracer-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xracer-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xracer-tools
Uninstall xracer-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xracer-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xracer-tools
Remove xracer-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xracer-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xracer-tools
Remove xracer-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xracer-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xracer-tools
Dependencies
xracer-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xracer-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
