How To Install xwelltris on Debian 12

Learn how to install xwelltris on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xwelltris is 3D Tetris like popular game similar to Welltris

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwelltris on Debian 12.

What is xwelltris

xwelltris is:

The idea of this game was by the Russian programmer Pogitnov. It has the same gameplay concept as Tetris.

Imagine that you are looking into a glass from the top. You see four walls and the bottom. The flat 2D figures falling down from the walls one by one. You can move these figures from one wall to another or rotate the figure. If the figure leave the wall it moves on the bottom while another figure is pushed. You need to form full rows and/or columns on the bottom. When you form such row it disappear and you receive additional empty space on the bottom and scores :).

There are three methods to install xwelltris 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 xwelltris Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xwelltris using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xwelltris

Install xwelltris Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xwelltris using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xwelltris

Install xwelltris 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 xwelltris using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xwelltris

How To Uninstall xwelltris on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xwelltris package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xwelltris

Uninstall xwelltris And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xwelltris and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwelltris

Remove xwelltris Configurations and Data

To remove xwelltris configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xwelltris

Remove xwelltris configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xwelltris configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwelltris

Dependencies

xwelltris have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xwelltris package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.