How To Install libretro-beetle-psx on Debian 10

Learn how to install libretro-beetle-psx on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libretro-beetle-psx is Libretro wrapper for the Beetle PSX core

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-beetle-psx on Debian 10.

What is libretro-beetle-psx

libretro-beetle-psx is:

This wrapper makes Beetle PSX core API compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as RetroArch.

Beetle is a fork of Mednafen for libretro. This core emulates the PlayStation console.

PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Mednafen/Beetle PSX is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned. The emulator is for educational and development purposes only and it may not be used to play games you do not legally own.

There are three methods to install libretro-beetle-psx on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libretro-beetle-psx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libretro-beetle-psx

Install libretro-beetle-psx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libretro-beetle-psx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libretro-beetle-psx

Install libretro-beetle-psx 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 libretro-beetle-psx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libretro-beetle-psx

How To Uninstall libretro-beetle-psx on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libretro-beetle-psx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libretro-beetle-psx

Uninstall libretro-beetle-psx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libretro-beetle-psx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-beetle-psx

Remove libretro-beetle-psx Configurations and Data

To remove libretro-beetle-psx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-beetle-psx

Remove libretro-beetle-psx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libretro-beetle-psx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-beetle-psx

Dependencies

libretro-beetle-psx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-beetle-psx package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.