How To Install libcsfml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsfml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcsfml-dev
libcsfml-dev is:
SFML is a modern multimedia library offering a wide range of subsystems useful to produce a multimedia app. It offers OpenGL integration for Hardware accelerated Graphics, Windowing and Input support, Audio and Network facilities and supports GNU/Linux, MS Windows and Mac OS X. CSFML provides the bindings needed to use SFML with the C programming language.
This package provides the development files for the C Binding
There are three methods to install libcsfml-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcsfml-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 libcsfml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcsfml-dev
Install libcsfml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcsfml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcsfml-dev
Install libcsfml-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 libcsfml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcsfml-dev
How To Uninstall libcsfml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcsfml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcsfml-dev
Uninstall libcsfml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcsfml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsfml-dev
Remove libcsfml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcsfml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcsfml-dev
Remove libcsfml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcsfml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsfml-dev
Dependencies
libcsfml-dev have the following dependencies:
- libcsfml-audio2.5
- libcsfml-graphics2.5
- libcsfml-network2.5
- libcsfml-system2.5
- libcsfml-window2.5
- libgl1-mesa-dev
- libglu1-mesa-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsfml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
