How To Install sdlbasic on Debian 10

Learn how to install sdlbasic on Debian 10 with this tutorial. sdlbasic is BASIC interpreter for game development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdlbasic on Debian 10.

What is sdlbasic

sdlbasic is:

sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform BASIC interpreter for creating games using the power of SDL library. It was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.

There are three methods to install sdlbasic 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 sdlbasic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdlbasic

Install sdlbasic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sdlbasic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sdlbasic

Install sdlbasic 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 sdlbasic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdlbasic

How To Uninstall sdlbasic on Debian 10

To uninstall only the sdlbasic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdlbasic

Uninstall sdlbasic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdlbasic

Remove sdlbasic Configurations and Data

To remove sdlbasic configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdlbasic

Remove sdlbasic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdlbasic

Dependencies

sdlbasic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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