How To Install games-python2-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-python2-dev on Debian 9.
What is games-python2-dev
games-python2-dev is:
This metapackage will install a selection of suitable tools and packages to develop games in the Python 2 programming language. Example games written in Python 2 are suggested.
There are three methods to install games-python2-dev 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 games-python2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install games-python2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install games-python2-dev
Install games-python2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install games-python2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install games-python2-dev
Install games-python2-dev 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 games-python2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install games-python2-dev
How To Uninstall games-python2-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the games-python2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove games-python2-dev
Uninstall games-python2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall games-python2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-python2-dev
Remove games-python2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove games-python2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge games-python2-dev
Remove games-python2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove games-python2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-python2-dev
Dependencies
games-python2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-python2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.