How To Install libgamemode-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamemode-dev on Debian 10.
What is libgamemode-dev
libgamemode-dev is:
GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS.
The design has a clear-cut abstraction between the host daemon and library (gamemoded and libgamemode), and the client loaders (libgamemodeauto and gamemode_client.h) that allows for safe use without worrying about whether the daemon is installed or running. This design also means that while the host library currently relies on systemd for exchanging messages with the daemon, it’s entirely possible to implement other internals that still work with the same clients.
GameMode was designed primarily as a stop-gap solution to problems with the Intel and AMD CPU powersave or ondemand governors, but is intended to be expanded beyond just CPU governor states, as there are a wealth of automation tasks one might want to apply.
This package provides the development files for the base library for gamemode.
There are three methods to install libgamemode-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgamemode-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 libgamemode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgamemode-dev
Install libgamemode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgamemode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgamemode-dev
Install libgamemode-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 libgamemode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgamemode-dev
How To Uninstall libgamemode-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgamemode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgamemode-dev
Uninstall libgamemode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgamemode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgamemode-dev
Remove libgamemode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgamemode-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgamemode-dev
Remove libgamemode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgamemode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgamemode-dev
Dependencies
libgamemode-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamemode-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
