How To Install libsidplay2-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay2-dev
on Debian 10.
What is libsidplay2-dev
libsidplay2-dev is:
This is a (shared) library that implements the emulation of the C64’s SID chip (MOS 6581) and CPU (6510). It is used by several “player” applications, e.g. sidplay, which make it possible to listen to really a lot (13.600+) of tunes, known from old and new C64 programs (as well as Amiga compositions).
Find most of the available musics from your favourite games or demos and more in the High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC). For downloads and information about the volunteers, who maintain the collection, look at the HVSC homepage http://www.hvsc.c64.org.
There are three methods to install libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsidplay2-dev
Install libsidplay2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay2-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsidplay2-dev
Install libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsidplay2-dev
How To Uninstall libsidplay2-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsidplay2-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsidplay2-dev
Uninstall libsidplay2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsidplay2-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidplay2-dev
Remove libsidplay2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsidplay2-dev
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsidplay2-dev
Remove libsidplay2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsidplay2-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidplay2-dev
Dependencies
libsidplay2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay2-dev
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.