How To Install sidplayfp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplayfp on Debian 9. sidplayfp is Fork of sidplay2, a C64 and C128 music player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplayfp on Debian 9.

What is sidplayfp

sidplayfp is:

sidplayfp is a fork of sidplay2, a C64 music player which integrates the reSID SID chip emulation into a cycle-based emulator environment, started with primary purpose to improve emulation of the C64 system and the SID chips.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sidplayfp

Install sidplayfp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sidplayfp

Install sidplayfp 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 sidplayfp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sidplayfp

How To Uninstall sidplayfp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove sidplayfp

Uninstall sidplayfp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sidplayfp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sidplayfp

Remove sidplayfp Configurations and Data

To remove sidplayfp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sidplayfp

Remove sidplayfp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sidplayfp

Dependencies

sidplayfp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplayfp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.