How To Install libretro-mgba on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mgba on Debian 9. libretro-mgba is Libretro wrapper for mGBA

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mgba on Debian 9.

What is libretro-mgba

libretro-mgba is:

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

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.

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 libretro-mgba 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 libretro-mgba 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-mgba using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libretro-mgba

Install libretro-mgba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libretro-mgba

Install libretro-mgba 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-mgba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libretro-mgba

How To Uninstall libretro-mgba on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libretro-mgba

Uninstall libretro-mgba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libretro-mgba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-mgba

Remove libretro-mgba Configurations and Data

To remove libretro-mgba configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-mgba

Remove libretro-mgba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-mgba

Dependencies

libretro-mgba have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mgba package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.