How To Install libmodplug-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodplug-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmodplug-dev
libmodplug-dev is:
Module files (MOD music, tracker music) are a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in late 1980s.
This package contains the header files and .so symlinks required to compile code against libmodplug, a library based on the mod rendering code from ModPlug, a popular Windows mod player written by Olivier Lapicque, found at http://www.modplug.com.
There are three methods to install libmodplug-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 libmodplug-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 libmodplug-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmodplug-dev
Install libmodplug-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmodplug-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmodplug-dev
Install libmodplug-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 libmodplug-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmodplug-dev
How To Uninstall libmodplug-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmodplug-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmodplug-dev
Uninstall libmodplug-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmodplug-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodplug-dev
Remove libmodplug-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmodplug-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmodplug-dev
Remove libmodplug-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmodplug-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodplug-dev
Dependencies
libmodplug-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodplug-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
