How To Install libsidutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsidutils-dev
libsidutils-dev is:
This library contains various things deemed useful to all SID players (Emulations of the C64’s SID chip (MOS 6581) and CPU (6510)), and currently every player seems to be re-inventing. It is used by several “player” applications, e.g. sidplay.
Support so far is:
- INI file reader.
- MD5 key creation.
- Song length database parser.
- Sid filter file parser.
Coming soon:
- Playlist parser (load and save).
- STIL parser.
There are three methods to install libsidutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsidutils-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 libsidutils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsidutils-dev
Install libsidutils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsidutils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsidutils-dev
Install libsidutils-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 libsidutils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsidutils-dev
How To Uninstall libsidutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsidutils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsidutils-dev
Uninstall libsidutils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsidutils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidutils-dev
Remove libsidutils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsidutils-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsidutils-dev
Remove libsidutils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsidutils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidutils-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidutils-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
