How To Install python3-libtcod on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-libtcod on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-libtcod is Python 3 bindings for the libtcod library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libtcod on Debian 10.

What is python3-libtcod

python3-libtcod is:

Libtcod offers a free, fast, portable and uncomplicated API for roguelike developers providing an advanced true color console, input and lots of other utilities frequently used in roguelikes.

This package contains the libtcodpy wrapper module needed to use libtcod in Python 3 programs.

There are three methods to install python3-libtcod 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 python3-libtcod Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libtcod using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libtcod

Install python3-libtcod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libtcod using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-libtcod

Install python3-libtcod 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 python3-libtcod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libtcod

How To Uninstall python3-libtcod on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-libtcod package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-libtcod

Uninstall python3-libtcod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-libtcod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libtcod

Remove python3-libtcod Configurations and Data

To remove python3-libtcod configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libtcod

Remove python3-libtcod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-libtcod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libtcod

Dependencies

python3-libtcod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libtcod package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.