How To Install libgemrb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgemrb on Debian 12.
What is libgemrb
libgemrb is:
GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a new implementation of the original Infinity Engine (the one of Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, …) to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows with some enhancements.
This package contains GemRB core shared libraries and plugins.
There are three methods to install libgemrb 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 libgemrb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgemrb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgemrb
Install libgemrb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgemrb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgemrb
Install libgemrb 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 libgemrb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgemrb
How To Uninstall libgemrb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgemrb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgemrb
Uninstall libgemrb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgemrb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgemrb
Remove libgemrb Configurations and Data
To remove libgemrb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgemrb
Remove libgemrb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgemrb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgemrb
Dependencies
libgemrb have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libopenal1
- libpng16-16
- libpython3.11
- libsdl2-2.0-0
- libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0
- libstdc++6
- libvlc5
- libvorbisfile3
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgemrb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
