How To Install gngb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gngb on Debian 12.
What is gngb
gngb is:
Gngb is an emulator for GameBoy Classic, Color and others.
It uses the SDL library and OpenGL. This software supports joystick and keyboard as input.
There are three methods to install gngb 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 gngb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gngb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gngb
Install gngb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gngb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gngb
Install gngb 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 gngb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gngb
How To Uninstall gngb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gngb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gngb
Uninstall gngb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gngb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gngb
Remove gngb Configurations and Data
To remove gngb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gngb
Remove gngb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gngb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gngb
Dependencies
gngb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gngb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.