How To Install fs-uae-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04. fs-uae-arcade is Fullscreen game browser for FS-UAE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fs-uae-arcade

fs-uae-arcade is:

FS-UAE is a cross-platform Amiga emulator based on updated emulation code from WinUAE. FS-UAE uses SDL for input, OpenAL for audio and OpenGL for graphics.

This package contains FS-UAE Arcade, a fullscreen game browser for couch potatoes.

There are three methods to install fs-uae-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fs-uae-arcade Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fs-uae-arcade

Install fs-uae-arcade Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fs-uae-arcade using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fs-uae-arcade

Install fs-uae-arcade 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 fs-uae-arcade using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fs-uae-arcade

How To Uninstall fs-uae-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fs-uae-arcade package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fs-uae-arcade

Uninstall fs-uae-arcade And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fs-uae-arcade and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fs-uae-arcade

Remove fs-uae-arcade Configurations and Data

To remove fs-uae-arcade configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fs-uae-arcade

Remove fs-uae-arcade configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fs-uae-arcade configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fs-uae-arcade

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae-arcade package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.