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

Last updated: January 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "minetest-server" package

This guide let you learn how to install minetest-server on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "minetest-server" package

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

Package: minetest-server
Source: minetest
Version: 5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2
Installed-Size: 5604
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), minetest-data (= 5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libjsoncpp25 (>= 1.9.5), libleveldb1d (>= 1.23), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg) | libluajit2-5.1-2 (>= 2.1~), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpq5 (>= 9.1~), libspatialindex6 (>= 1.8.5), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox (server)
Description-md5: 1049acc473f1c4745bdb2f27115efe56
Homepage: https://www.minetest.net/
Tag: uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/minetest/minetest-server_5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1919860
MD5sum: ceb78ee62f47a241718163b9f5b689d6
SHA256: 05a915afc2a4729f37ac6153d5e5cf17325ec8ca2504e4418058439ca626b435