How To Install libsdl-image-gst on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image-gst on Debian 9. libsdl-image-gst is SDL_image bindings for GNU Smalltalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image-gst on Debian 9.

What is libsdl-image-gst

libsdl-image-gst is:

This package contains the SDL_image bindings for GNU Smalltalk.

For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.

There are three methods to install libsdl-image-gst on Debian 9. 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-image-gst 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-image-gst using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-image-gst

Install libsdl-image-gst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-image-gst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-image-gst

Install libsdl-image-gst 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-image-gst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-image-gst

How To Uninstall libsdl-image-gst on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsdl-image-gst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-image-gst

Uninstall libsdl-image-gst And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-image-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-image-gst

Remove libsdl-image-gst Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-image-gst configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-image-gst

Remove libsdl-image-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-image-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-image-gst

Dependencies

libsdl-image-gst have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image-gst package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.