How to Install and Uninstall games-programming Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "games-programming" package

This is a short guide on how to install games-programming on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                games-programming
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "games-programming" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall games-programming on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                games-programming
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the games-programming package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: games-programming
Source: debian-games
Version: 4
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: all
Depends: games-tasks (= 4)
Recommends: basic256, colobot, laby, robocode
Description: Debian's programming games
Description-md5: dbdea0b7ea59e858df1fb6b8f5d7bfbf
Homepage: https://blends.debian.org/games/tasks/
Tag: game::TODO, role::metapackage, role::program, use::entertaining,
use::gameplaying, use::learning
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debian-games/games-programming_4_all.deb
Size: 10020
MD5sum: 81020a503c9818e31fcfabad03fd63c7
SHA256: b8dfef9f83467ee636225adc5c7868c70d08963a51bfaba1a408c8c6fad50859