How To Install libmgba on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmgba on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmgba is Game Boy Advance emulator (common library for mGBA)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgba on Debian 10.

What is libmgba

libmgba is:

mGBA is a new emulator for running Game Boy Advance games. It aims to be faster and more accurate than many existing Game Boy Advance emulators, as well as adding features that other emulators lack.

This package provides the common library for mGBA.

Game Boy Advance is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America Inc. mGBA is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.

There are three methods to install libmgba on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmgba Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmgba

Install libmgba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgba using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmgba

Install libmgba 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 libmgba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmgba

How To Uninstall libmgba on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libmgba package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmgba

Uninstall libmgba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmgba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgba

Remove libmgba Configurations and Data

To remove libmgba configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmgba

Remove libmgba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgba

Dependencies

libmgba have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgba package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.