How To Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin on Debian 9.
What is libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin is:
S2TC is a patent-free S3TC compatible implementation and provides Texture Compression to Mesa.
S2TC toolkit
There are three methods to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin 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 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin 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 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
How To Uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin
Dependencies
libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
