How To Install sidplay-base on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplay-base on Debian 11. sidplay-base is Music player for tunes from C64 and C128 (console)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplay-base on Debian 11.

What is sidplay-base

sidplay-base is:

This is a simple music player for C64 and C128 tunes, also known as SID tunes. The package includes a program (sid2wav) for creating .wav files.

There are three methods to install sidplay-base on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sidplay-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sidplay-base

Install sidplay-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sidplay-base

Install sidplay-base 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 sidplay-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sidplay-base

How To Uninstall sidplay-base on Debian 11

To uninstall only the sidplay-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sidplay-base

Uninstall sidplay-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sidplay-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sidplay-base

Remove sidplay-base Configurations and Data

To remove sidplay-base configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sidplay-base

Remove sidplay-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sidplay-base

Dependencies

sidplay-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplay-base package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.