How To Install gamemode-daemon on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gamemode-daemon on Debian 11.
What is gamemode-daemon
gamemode-daemon is:
GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS.
The design has a clear-cut abstraction between the host daemon and library (gamemoded and libgamemode), and the client loaders (libgamemodeauto and gamemode_client.h) that allows for safe use without worrying about whether the daemon is installed or running. This design also means that while the host library currently relies on systemd for exchanging messages with the daemon, it’s entirely possible to implement other internals that still work with the same clients.
GameMode was designed primarily as a stop-gap solution to problems with the Intel and AMD CPU powersave or ondemand governors, but is intended to be expanded beyond just CPU governor states, as there are a wealth of automation tasks one might want to apply.
This package provides the daemon and helper files.
There are three methods to install gamemode-daemon 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 gamemode-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gamemode-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gamemode-daemon
Install gamemode-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gamemode-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gamemode-daemon
Install gamemode-daemon 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 gamemode-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gamemode-daemon
How To Uninstall gamemode-daemon on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gamemode-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gamemode-daemon
Uninstall gamemode-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gamemode-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gamemode-daemon
Remove gamemode-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove gamemode-daemon configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gamemode-daemon
Remove gamemode-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gamemode-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gamemode-daemon
Dependencies
gamemode-daemon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gamemode-daemon package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
