How To Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libsdl1.2-compat-dev
libsdl1.2-compat-dev is:
libsdl1.2-compat provides a binary compatible API for programs built against SDL 1.2, but using SDL 2.0.
If you are writing new code, please target SDL 2.0 directly instead of using this layer.
This package provides development files.
There are three methods to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
Install libsdl1.2-compat-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
How To Uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libsdl1.2-compat-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev
Uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdl1.2-compat-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl1.2-compat-dev
Remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl1.2-compat-dev
Remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdl1.2-compat-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl1.2-compat-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl1.2-compat-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.