How To Install libsdl2-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsdl2-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsdl2-dev is Simple DirectMedia Layer development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl2-dev on Debian 10.

What is libsdl2-dev

libsdl2-dev is:

SDL is a library that allows programs portable low level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard.

This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use SDL.

There are three methods to install libsdl2-dev 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 libsdl2-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 libsdl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl2-dev

Install libsdl2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl2-dev

Install libsdl2-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl2-dev

How To Uninstall libsdl2-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsdl2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl2-dev

Uninstall libsdl2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl2-dev

Remove libsdl2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl2-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl2-dev

Remove libsdl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl2-dev

Dependencies

libsdl2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl2-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.