How To Install libsndifsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndifsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsndifsdl2-dev is SDL2-based sound support for the fizmo interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndifsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsndifsdl2-dev

libsndifsdl2-dev is:

This library provides sound functionality related to the fizmo interpreter using the SDL2 library. It supports Infocom’s .snd files as well as AIFF from blorb files.

There are three methods to install libsndifsdl2-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 libsndifsdl2-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 libsndifsdl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsndifsdl2-dev

Install libsndifsdl2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsndifsdl2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsndifsdl2-dev

Install libsndifsdl2-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 libsndifsdl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsndifsdl2-dev

How To Uninstall libsndifsdl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsndifsdl2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsndifsdl2-dev

Uninstall libsndifsdl2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsndifsdl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsndifsdl2-dev

Remove libsndifsdl2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsndifsdl2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsndifsdl2-dev

Remove libsndifsdl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsndifsdl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsndifsdl2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndifsdl2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.