How To Install gnuboy-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuboy-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 gnuboy-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnuboy-sdl
How To Uninstall gnuboy-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuboy-sdl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
