How To Install retroarch-assets on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install retroarch-assets
on Debian 12.
What is retroarch-assets
retroarch-assets is:
This package installs assets needed for RetroArch e.g. menu drivers, etc.
- Ozone is the default UX. It offers easy use thanks to its simple menu-driven interface structure.
- GLUI is a UX for touch devices. It works great on phones and tablets.
- RGUI is a simple UX that works well on low performance devices. It was originally introduced in the Wii port of RetroArch in order to provide the console experience, where everything is controlled from a joypad. RGUI was later refitted for PC and mobile ports.
- XMB is the classic icon-driven UX that is arranged similar to certain system experiences from the 7th generation era. It is ideal for horizontal widescreen TV or monitor use, where a joystick or D-pad is the primary interface.
There are three methods to install retroarch-assets
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install retroarch-assets Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install retroarch-assets
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install retroarch-assets
Install retroarch-assets Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install retroarch-assets
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install retroarch-assets
Install retroarch-assets 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 retroarch-assets
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install retroarch-assets
How To Uninstall retroarch-assets on Debian 12
To uninstall only the retroarch-assets
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove retroarch-assets
Uninstall retroarch-assets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall retroarch-assets
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove retroarch-assets
Remove retroarch-assets Configurations and Data
To remove retroarch-assets
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge retroarch-assets
Remove retroarch-assets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove retroarch-assets
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retroarch-assets
Dependencies
retroarch-assets have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install retroarch-assets
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.