How To Install libfifechan-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfifechan-dev on Debian 9.
What is libfifechan-dev
libfifechan-dev is:
Fifechan is a lightweight cross platform GUI library written in C++ specifically designed for games. It has a small yet powerful built in set of extendable GUI Widgets allowing users to create virtually unlimited types of widgets.
Fifechan supports rendering in SDL, OpenGL, or Allegro out of the box or it can be adapted to use any rendering engine the user requires. Events are pushed to Fifechan which allows users to use any input library they wish or they could use the built in input handling through either SDL input or Allegro input.
The primary goal for Fifechan is to keep it extendable, lightweight and still be powerful enough to use in all types of games out of the box.
This package contains development files for Fifechan.
There are three methods to install libfifechan-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 libfifechan-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 libfifechan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfifechan-dev
Install libfifechan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfifechan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfifechan-dev
Install libfifechan-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 libfifechan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfifechan-dev
How To Uninstall libfifechan-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfifechan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfifechan-dev
Uninstall libfifechan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfifechan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfifechan-dev
Remove libfifechan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfifechan-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfifechan-dev
Remove libfifechan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfifechan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfifechan-dev
Dependencies
libfifechan-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfifechan-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.