How To Install libgme-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgme-dev on Debian 9. libgme-dev is Playback library for video game music files - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgme-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgme-dev

libgme-dev is:

game-music-emu is a collection of video game music file emulators that support the following formats and systems:

  • AY ZX Spectrum/Amstrad CPC
  • GBS Nintendo Game Boy
  • GYM Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
  • HES NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
  • KSS MSX Home Computer/other Z80 systems (doesn’t support FM sound)
  • NSF/NSFE Nintendo NES/Famicom (with VRC 6, Namco 106, and FME-7 sound)
  • SAP Atari systems using POKEY sound chip
  • SPC Super Nintendo/Super Famicom
  • VGM/VGZ Sega Master System/Mark III, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive,BBC Micro

This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using libgme will need.

There are three methods to install libgme-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 libgme-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 libgme-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgme-dev

Install libgme-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgme-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgme-dev

Install libgme-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 libgme-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgme-dev

How To Uninstall libgme-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgme-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgme-dev

Uninstall libgme-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgme-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgme-dev

Remove libgme-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgme-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgme-dev

Remove libgme-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgme-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgme-dev

Dependencies

libgme-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgme-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.