How To Install libirrlicht-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht-dev on Debian 12.
What is libirrlicht-dev
libirrlicht-dev is:
The Irrlicht Engine is an open source completely cross-platform 3D engine. It has support for OpenGL and its own software renderer, and has all of the state-of-the-art features which can be found in commercial 3d engines.
This package contains the development library.
There are three methods to install libirrlicht-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 libirrlicht-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 libirrlicht-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libirrlicht-dev
Install libirrlicht-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libirrlicht-dev
Install libirrlicht-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 libirrlicht-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libirrlicht-dev
How To Uninstall libirrlicht-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libirrlicht-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libirrlicht-dev
Uninstall libirrlicht-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libirrlicht-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirrlicht-dev
Remove libirrlicht-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libirrlicht-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libirrlicht-dev
Remove libirrlicht-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libirrlicht-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirrlicht-dev
Dependencies
libirrlicht-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
