How To Install pike8.0-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04. pike8.0-sdl is SDL module for Pike

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pike8.0-sdl

pike8.0-sdl is:

This module provides the Pike interface to the SDL library.

Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike8.0-core package.

There are three methods to install pike8.0-sdl 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 pike8.0-sdl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-sdl

Install pike8.0-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-sdl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pike8.0-sdl

Install pike8.0-sdl 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 pike8.0-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-sdl

How To Uninstall pike8.0-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pike8.0-sdl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-sdl

Uninstall pike8.0-sdl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pike8.0-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-sdl

Remove pike8.0-sdl Configurations and Data

To remove pike8.0-sdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-sdl

Remove pike8.0-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-sdl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-sdl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.