How to Install and Uninstall python3-pygame Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python3-pygame" package

This is a short guide on how to install python3-pygame on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-pygame" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall python3-pygame on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-pygame
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-pygame package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: python3-pygame
Source: pygame
Version: 1.9.4.post1+dfsg-3
Installed-Size: 2130
Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: fonts-freefont-ttf, python3-numpy (>= 1:1.16.0~rc1), python3-numpy-abi9, python3 (<< 3.8), python3 (>= 3.7~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.3.1), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libportmidi0, libsdl-image1.2 (>= 1.2.10), libsdl-mixer1.2, libsdl-ttf2.0-0, libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libx11-6
Suggests: python-pygame-doc, timidity
Description: SDL bindings for games development (Python 3)
Description-md5: 306500d85ba0762cf985a58d17463575
Homepage: http://www.pygame.org/
Tag: uitoolkit::sdl
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pygame/python3-pygame_1.9.4.post1+dfsg-3_amd64.deb
Size: 595564
MD5sum: 9b31658cf928345bbb7571bc08510fe0
SHA256: 32fecfd9953284279bd41e29e08aa5556ead668a88f11c4340daa3531a4e0f8e