How To Install libsdl-console on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-console on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsdl-console
libsdl-console is:
This library provides a console similar to the consoles in Quake and other games but with lots of added features.
A console is meant to be a very simple way of interacting with a program and executing commands. Commands are linked to the console with callback functions so that when a command is typed in, a specific function is executed automatically.
This package contains the runtime library.
There are three methods to install libsdl-console on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsdl-console Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-console using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-console
Install libsdl-console Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-console using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdl-console
Install libsdl-console 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-console using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-console
How To Uninstall libsdl-console on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsdl-console package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdl-console
Uninstall libsdl-console And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdl-console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-console
Remove libsdl-console Configurations and Data
To remove libsdl-console configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-console
Remove libsdl-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdl-console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-console
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-console package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
