How To Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libsdl1.2-compat-dev is SDL 1.2 binary compatibility library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsdl1.2-compat-dev

libsdl1.2-compat-dev is:

libsdl1.2-compat provides a binary compatible API for programs built against SDL 1.2, but using SDL 2.0.

If you are writing new code, please target SDL 2.0 directly instead of using this layer.

This package provides development files.

There are three methods to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsdl1.2-compat-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 libsdl1.2-compat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev

Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl1.2-compat-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev

Install libsdl1.2-compat-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl1.2-compat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev

How To Uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsdl1.2-compat-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev

Uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl1.2-compat-dev

Remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl1.2-compat-dev

Remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl1.2-compat-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.