How To Install libsdl-image1.2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image1.2 on Debian 10.
What is libsdl-image1.2
libsdl-image1.2 is:
This is a simple library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces. It supports the following formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, LBM, PCX, PNG, PNM, TGA, TIFF, WEBP, XCF, XPM, XV.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsdl-image1.2 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-image1.2 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-image1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-image1.2
Install libsdl-image1.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-image1.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdl-image1.2
Install libsdl-image1.2 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-image1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-image1.2
How To Uninstall libsdl-image1.2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsdl-image1.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdl-image1.2
Uninstall libsdl-image1.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdl-image1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-image1.2
Remove libsdl-image1.2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsdl-image1.2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-image1.2
Remove libsdl-image1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdl-image1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-image1.2
Dependencies
libsdl-image1.2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-image1.2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.