How To Install python-pygame-sdl2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygame-sdl2 on Debian 10.
What is python-pygame-sdl2
python-pygame-sdl2 is:
Pygame_sdl2 is a reimplementation of the Pygame API using SDL2 and related libraries. The initial goal of this project is to allow games written using the pygame API to run on SDL2 on desktop and mobile platforms. The API will be evolved to expose SDL2-provided functionality in a pythonic manner.
There are three methods to install python-pygame-sdl2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pygame-sdl2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygame-sdl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygame-sdl2
Install python-pygame-sdl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygame-sdl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygame-sdl2
Install python-pygame-sdl2 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 python-pygame-sdl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygame-sdl2
How To Uninstall python-pygame-sdl2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pygame-sdl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygame-sdl2
Uninstall python-pygame-sdl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygame-sdl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygame-sdl2
Remove python-pygame-sdl2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygame-sdl2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygame-sdl2
Remove python-pygame-sdl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygame-sdl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygame-sdl2
Dependencies
python-pygame-sdl2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygame-sdl2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
