How To Install gbsplay on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gbsplay on Kali Linux. gbsplay is Gameboy sound player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gbsplay on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gbsplay

Remove gbsplay Configurations and Data

To remove gbsplay configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.