How to Install and Uninstall games-c++-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "games-c++-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install games-c++-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "games-c++-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall games-c++-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the games-c++-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: games-c++-dev
Source: debian-games
Version: 4
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: all
Depends: games-tasks (= 4)
Recommends: chipmunk-dev, liballegro5-dev, libalure-dev, libalut-dev, libboost-all-dev, libbox2d-dev, libbullet-dev, libbulletml-dev, libcegui-mk2-dev, libclanlib-dev, libclaw-dev, libenet-dev, libflatzebra-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev, libglc-dev, libglew-dev, libglfw3-dev, libglu1-mesa-dev, libgphobos-dev, libirrlicht-dev, libjpeg-dev, libltdl-dev, libode-dev, libogg-dev, libogre-1.9-dev, libopenal-dev, libopenscenegraph-dev, libphysfs-dev, libpng-dev, libsdl2-dev, libsfml-dev, libtiff5-dev, libvorbis-dev, libxml2-dev
Suggests: 0ad, burgerspace, codeblocks, codelite, cube2, freeorion, geany, libkxl0-dev, marsshooter, parsec47, torus-trooper, vim
Description: development of games in C/C++/D
Description-md5: dca4c326b86c503f73934e4a585f97b0
Homepage: https://blends.debian.org/games/tasks/
Tag: devel::lang:c++, role::metapackage
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debian-games/games-c++-dev_4_all.deb
Size: 10364
MD5sum: dc3dcf311317c15169e52e7ec7db473f
SHA256: 5960b78016e205c27d24cc82ca108455d3b6c30365226d9750a8f49eedd2cb39