How To Install libtuxcap4.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtuxcap4.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libtuxcap4.0-dbg is framework for developing 2D games - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtuxcap4.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtuxcap4.0-dbg

libtuxcap4.0-dbg is:

The TuxCap Games Framework is a GNU/Linux port of the PopCap Games Framework, used for professional 2D game development. It comes with PyCap bindings for Python, a fast 2D physics engine, a particle engine, widgets and many documented examples.

This package contains the debugging symbols for the library.

There are three methods to install libtuxcap4.0-dbg 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 libtuxcap4.0-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtuxcap4.0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtuxcap4.0-dbg

Install libtuxcap4.0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtuxcap4.0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtuxcap4.0-dbg

Install libtuxcap4.0-dbg 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 libtuxcap4.0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtuxcap4.0-dbg

How To Uninstall libtuxcap4.0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtuxcap4.0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtuxcap4.0-dbg

Uninstall libtuxcap4.0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtuxcap4.0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtuxcap4.0-dbg

Remove libtuxcap4.0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libtuxcap4.0-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtuxcap4.0-dbg

Remove libtuxcap4.0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtuxcap4.0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtuxcap4.0-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtuxcap4.0-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.