How To Install sidplay-base on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplay-base on Debian 11.
What is sidplay-base
sidplay-base is:
This is a simple music player for C64 and C128 tunes, also known as SID tunes. The package includes a program (sid2wav) for creating .wav files.
There are three methods to install sidplay-base on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sidplay-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sidplay-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sidplay-base
Install sidplay-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sidplay-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sidplay-base
Install sidplay-base 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 sidplay-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sidplay-base
How To Uninstall sidplay-base on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sidplay-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sidplay-base
Uninstall sidplay-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sidplay-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sidplay-base
Remove sidplay-base Configurations and Data
To remove sidplay-base configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sidplay-base
Remove sidplay-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sidplay-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sidplay-base
Dependencies
sidplay-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sidplay-base package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.