How To Install libsdl-sound1.2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsdl-sound1.2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsdl-sound1.2 is Sound library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2, libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-sound1.2 on Debian 12.

What is `libsdl-sound1.2`

libsdl-sound1.2 is:

SDL_sound is a library that handles the decoding of several popular sound file formats, such as .WAV and .MP3. It is an add-on to Simple Directmedia Layer library.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsdl-sound1.2 on Debian 12. 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-sound1.2 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-sound1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-sound1.2

Install libsdl-sound1.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-sound1.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-sound1.2

Install libsdl-sound1.2 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-sound1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-sound1.2

How To Uninstall libsdl-sound1.2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsdl-sound1.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-sound1.2

Uninstall libsdl-sound1.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-sound1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-sound1.2

Remove libsdl-sound1.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-sound1.2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-sound1.2

Remove libsdl-sound1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-sound1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-sound1.2

Dependencies

libsdl-sound1.2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-sound1.2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.