How To Install xskat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xskat
on Debian 9.
What is xskat
xskat is:
Xskat lets you play the card game Skat as defined by the official German “Skatordnung”.
You can play by sending a window to the other player’s X display, or via an IRC server. The computer can also simulate players.
Many unofficial rules like “Ramsch” or “Bock” are supported.
There are three methods to install xskat
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 xskat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xskat
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xskat
Install xskat Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xskat
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xskat
Install xskat 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 xskat
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xskat
How To Uninstall xskat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xskat
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xskat
Uninstall xskat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xskat
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xskat
Remove xskat Configurations and Data
To remove xskat
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xskat
Remove xskat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xskat
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xskat
Dependencies
xskat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xskat
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.