How To Install libadplug-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libadplug-dev on Debian 9.
What is libadplug-dev
libadplug-dev is:
AdPlug is a free, cross-platform, hardware independent AdLib sound player library, mainly written in C++ and released under the LGPL. AdPlug plays sound data, originally created for the AdLib (OPL2) and Sound Blaster (Dual OPL2/OPL3) audio boards, directly from its original format on top of an emulator or by using the real hardware. No OPL chip is required for playback.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libadplug-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libadplug-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libadplug-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libadplug-dev
Install libadplug-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libadplug-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libadplug-dev
Install libadplug-dev 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 libadplug-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libadplug-dev
How To Uninstall libadplug-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libadplug-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libadplug-dev
Uninstall libadplug-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libadplug-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libadplug-dev
Remove libadplug-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libadplug-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libadplug-dev
Remove libadplug-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libadplug-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libadplug-dev
Dependencies
libadplug-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libadplug-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
