How To Install libmgba on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgba on Debian 9.
What is libmgba
libmgba is:
mGBA is a new emulator for running Game Boy Advance games. It aims to be faster and more accurate than many existing Game Boy Advance emulators, as well as adding features that other emulators lack.
This package provides the common library for mGBA.
Game Boy Advance is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America Inc. mGBA is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.
There are three methods to install libmgba on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmgba Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmgba using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmgba
Install libmgba Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmgba using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmgba
Install libmgba 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 libmgba using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmgba
How To Uninstall libmgba on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmgba package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmgba
Uninstall libmgba And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmgba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgba
Remove libmgba Configurations and Data
To remove libmgba configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmgba
Remove libmgba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmgba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgba
Dependencies
libmgba have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgba package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
