How To Install sdlbasic on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdlbasic on Ubuntu.

What is `sdlbasic`

sdlbasic is:

sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform BASIC interpreter for creating games using the power of SDL library. It was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.

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

Install sdlbasic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdlbasic

Install sdlbasic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sdlbasic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sdlbasic

Install sdlbasic 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 sdlbasic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdlbasic

How To Uninstall sdlbasic on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the sdlbasic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdlbasic

Uninstall sdlbasic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdlbasic

Remove sdlbasic Configurations and Data

To remove sdlbasic configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdlbasic

Remove sdlbasic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdlbasic

Dependencies

sdlbasic have the following dependencies:

References

sdlbasic website

Summary

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