How to Install and Uninstall minetest Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the minetest on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "minetest" package

Please follow the steps below to install minetest on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                minetest
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "minetest" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall minetest on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the minetest package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: minetest
Version: 5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2
Installed-Size: 10076
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: minetest-data (= 5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2), libc6 (>= 2.35), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgl1, libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.3.1), libjsoncpp25 (>= 1.9.5), libleveldb1d (>= 1.23), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg) | libluajit2-5.1-2 (>= 2.1~), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libpq5 (>= 9.1~), libspatialindex6 (>= 1.8.5), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.2.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: minetest-mod-moreblocks, minetest-mod-moreores, minetest-mod-pipeworks, minetest-server, minetestmapper
Conflicts: minetestc55
Description: Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox
Description-md5: ac90cc10401495e1dd0afd0f8a2cff72
Homepage: https://www.minetest.net/
Tag: game::TODO, game::adventure, game::mud, implemented-in::c++,
implemented-in::lua, interface::3d, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, network::client, role::program, uitoolkit::xlib,
use::gameplaying, x11::application
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/minetest/minetest_5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 3422936
MD5sum: 4cbf8d6e0f338c0c417eaf81ffd00f07
SHA256: e6455539204978cc7afb45510c46ca4bc03eb7d538315dbc0507081add22a5bc