How To Install libsdl-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-perl on Debian 10.
What is libsdl-perl
libsdl-perl is:
SDL is a library that allows programs portable low level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard. This perl package contains Perl bindings to access the SDL library.
There are three methods to install libsdl-perl 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-perl 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-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-perl
Install libsdl-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdl-perl
Install libsdl-perl 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-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-perl
How To Uninstall libsdl-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsdl-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdl-perl
Uninstall libsdl-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdl-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-perl
Remove libsdl-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libsdl-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-perl
Remove libsdl-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdl-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-perl
Dependencies
libsdl-perl have the following dependencies:
- perl
- perlapi-5.28.0
- libc6
- libsdl-gfx1.2-5
- libsdl-image1.2
- libsdl-mixer1.2
- libsdl-pango1
- libsdl-ttf2.0-0
- libsdl1.2debian
- fonts-sil-gentium-basic
- libalien-sdl-perl
- libtie-simple-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
