How To Install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libghc-sdl-mixer-dev is Haskell SDL Mixer binding for GHC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

libghc-sdl-mixer-dev is:

This package provides the SDL Mixer library bindings for the Haskell programming language. SDL Mixer is sample multi-channel audio mixer library. Ghc-Package: SDL-mixer-0.6.3.0-KhygYvOriJ32CPRMFY7Wb

There are three methods to install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libghc-sdl-mixer-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 libghc-sdl-mixer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

Install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

Install libghc-sdl-mixer-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 libghc-sdl-mixer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

How To Uninstall libghc-sdl-mixer-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libghc-sdl-mixer-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

Uninstall libghc-sdl-mixer-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libghc-sdl-mixer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

Remove libghc-sdl-mixer-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libghc-sdl-mixer-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

Remove libghc-sdl-mixer-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libghc-sdl-mixer-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-sdl-mixer-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.