How To Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev on Debian 9.
What is libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev is:
S2TC is a patent-free S3TC compatible implementation and provides Texture Compression to Mesa.
Development files
There are three methods to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev 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-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 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
Install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-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 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
How To Uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
Uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev 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-dev
Remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
Remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev
Dependencies
libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
