How To Install blastem on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install blastem on Ubuntu 20.04. blastem is Fast and accurate Genesis emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install blastem on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is blastem

blastem is:

BlastEm is a highly precise multi-system emulator that emulates the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear.

Despite this high accuracy, even the most demanding software runs at full speed on modest hardware.

There are three methods to install blastem on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install blastem Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blastem

Install blastem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install blastem using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install blastem

Install blastem 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install blastem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blastem

How To Uninstall blastem on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the blastem package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove blastem

Uninstall blastem And Its Dependencies

To uninstall blastem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blastem

Remove blastem Configurations and Data

To remove blastem configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge blastem

Remove blastem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blastem

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install blastem package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.