How to Install and Uninstall nethack-x11 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the nethack-x11 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "nethack-x11" package

This is a short guide on how to install nethack-x11 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nethack-x11" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall nethack-x11 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 nethack-x11 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: nethack-x11
Source: nethack (3.6.6-3)
Version: 3.6.6-3+b2
Installed-Size: 2914
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: nethack
Depends: nethack-common (= 3.6.6-3+b2), xfonts-utils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libx11-6, libxaw7 (>= 2:1.0.14), libxpm4, libxt6
Description: dungeon crawl game - X11 interface
Description-md5: c6e29a9887954f34f7c57be57500030c
Homepage: https://www.nethack.org
Tag: game::rpg:rogue, implemented-in::c, interface::graphical,
interface::text-mode, interface::x11, role::program, uitoolkit::athena,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::gameplaying, x11::application
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nethack/nethack-x11_3.6.6-3+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 1267488
MD5sum: 78fa3f4bd2623b6873fbb84a8bfa61eb
SHA256: 75b1b86b4afc49e56a17da833788191c5142b7c60aba1d0cde06ff67a26cf8f4