How To Install gbsplay on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gbsplay on Debian 11.
What is gbsplay
gbsplay is:
This program emulates the sound hardware of the Nintendo Gameboy. It is able to play the sounds from a Gameboy module dump (.GBS format). Also included is the gbsinfo tool which displays information about a .GBS file.
There are three methods to install gbsplay on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gbsplay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gbsplay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gbsplay
Install gbsplay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gbsplay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gbsplay
Install gbsplay 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 gbsplay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gbsplay
How To Uninstall gbsplay on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gbsplay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gbsplay
Uninstall gbsplay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gbsplay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gbsplay
Remove gbsplay Configurations and Data
To remove gbsplay configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gbsplay
Remove gbsplay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gbsplay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gbsplay
Dependencies
gbsplay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gbsplay package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
