How To Install libsoil1-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoil1-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libsoil1-dbg
libsoil1-dbg is:
SOIL is a tiny C library used primarily for uploading textures into OpenGL. It supports loading BMP, PNG, JPG, TGA, DDS, PSD and HDR files as well as saving into TGA, BMP and DDS Files.
It is also able to perform common functions needed in loading OpenGL textures.
This package contains debug symbols for libsoil. It may be useful to debug troubles in software related to libsoil.
There are three methods to install libsoil1-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 libsoil1-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 libsoil1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoil1-dbg
Install libsoil1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoil1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoil1-dbg
Install libsoil1-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 libsoil1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoil1-dbg
How To Uninstall libsoil1-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsoil1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoil1-dbg
Uninstall libsoil1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoil1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoil1-dbg
Remove libsoil1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libsoil1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoil1-dbg
Remove libsoil1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoil1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoil1-dbg
Dependencies
libsoil1-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoil1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
