How To Install libirrlicht1.8 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht1.8 on Debian 11.
What is libirrlicht1.8
libirrlicht1.8 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.
There are three methods to install libirrlicht1.8 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libirrlicht1.8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht1.8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libirrlicht1.8
Install libirrlicht1.8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht1.8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libirrlicht1.8
Install libirrlicht1.8 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 libirrlicht1.8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libirrlicht1.8
How To Uninstall libirrlicht1.8 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libirrlicht1.8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libirrlicht1.8
Uninstall libirrlicht1.8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libirrlicht1.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirrlicht1.8
Remove libirrlicht1.8 Configurations and Data
To remove libirrlicht1.8 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libirrlicht1.8
Remove libirrlicht1.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libirrlicht1.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirrlicht1.8
Dependencies
libirrlicht1.8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht1.8 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
