How To Install libsdl-image1.2-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image1.2-dbg on Debian 9. libsdl-image1.2-dbg is Image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2, debugging

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image1.2-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libsdl-image1.2-dbg

libsdl-image1.2-dbg is:

This is a simple library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces. It supports the following formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, LBM, PCX, PNG, PNM, TGA, TIFF, WEBP, XCF, XPM, XV.

This package contains the debugging information for the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsdl-image1.2-dbg 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 libsdl-image1.2-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-image1.2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Install libsdl-image1.2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-image1.2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Install libsdl-image1.2-dbg 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 libsdl-image1.2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-image1.2-dbg

How To Uninstall libsdl-image1.2-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsdl-image1.2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Uninstall libsdl-image1.2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-image1.2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Remove libsdl-image1.2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-image1.2-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Remove libsdl-image1.2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-image1.2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-image1.2-dbg

Dependencies

libsdl-image1.2-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image1.2-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.