How To Install gnuboy-sdl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuboy-sdl on Kali Linux.

What is gnuboy-sdl

gnuboy-sdl is:

Gnuboy is a portable Game Boy emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color on your PC or workstation.

This package includes SDL binaries.

There are three methods to install gnuboy-sdl 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 gnuboy-sdl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnuboy-sdl

Install gnuboy-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnuboy-sdl

Install gnuboy-sdl 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 gnuboy-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnuboy-sdl

How To Uninstall gnuboy-sdl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnuboy-sdl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnuboy-sdl

Uninstall gnuboy-sdl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnuboy-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnuboy-sdl

Remove gnuboy-sdl Configurations and Data

To remove gnuboy-sdl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnuboy-sdl

Remove gnuboy-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnuboy-sdl

Dependencies

gnuboy-sdl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsdl1.2debian

References

• gnuboy-sdl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuboy-sdl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.