How To Install libcsfml-graphics2.3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsfml-graphics2.3 on Debian 9.
What is libcsfml-graphics2.3
libcsfml-graphics2.3 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.
The Graphics library contains all the OpenGL and drawing code. It needs the Window library for Window creation.
There are three methods to install libcsfml-graphics2.3 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 libcsfml-graphics2.3 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-graphics2.3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcsfml-graphics2.3
Install libcsfml-graphics2.3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcsfml-graphics2.3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcsfml-graphics2.3
Install libcsfml-graphics2.3 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-graphics2.3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcsfml-graphics2.3
How To Uninstall libcsfml-graphics2.3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcsfml-graphics2.3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcsfml-graphics2.3
Uninstall libcsfml-graphics2.3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcsfml-graphics2.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsfml-graphics2.3
Remove libcsfml-graphics2.3 Configurations and Data
To remove libcsfml-graphics2.3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcsfml-graphics2.3
Remove libcsfml-graphics2.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcsfml-graphics2.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsfml-graphics2.3
Dependencies
libcsfml-graphics2.3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsfml-graphics2.3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.