How To Install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsdl-gfx1.2-doc is documentation files for SDL_gfx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc on Debian 10.

What is libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

libsdl-gfx1.2-doc is:

The SDL_gfx library is an extension to the SDL library which provides basic antialiased drawing routines such as lines, circles or polygons, an interpolating rotozoomer for SDL surfaces, framerate control and MMX image filters.

This package contains the documentation to program with the SDL_gfx library.

There are three methods to install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc on Debian 10. 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-gfx1.2-doc 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-gfx1.2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc 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 libsdl-gfx1.2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

How To Uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-doc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsdl-gfx1.2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Remove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Remove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-gfx1.2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-gfx1.2-doc

Dependencies

libsdl-gfx1.2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-gfx1.2-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.