How To Install libretro-beetle-psx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-beetle-psx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libretro-beetle-psx
libretro-beetle-psx is:
This wrapper makes Beetle PSX core API compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as RetroArch.
Beetle is a fork of Mednafen for libretro. This core emulates the PlayStation console.
PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Mednafen/Beetle PSX is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned. The emulator is for educational and development purposes only and it may not be used to play games you do not legally own.
There are three methods to install libretro-beetle-psx 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 libretro-beetle-psx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-beetle-psx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-beetle-psx
Install libretro-beetle-psx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-beetle-psx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-beetle-psx
Install libretro-beetle-psx 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 libretro-beetle-psx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-beetle-psx
How To Uninstall libretro-beetle-psx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libretro-beetle-psx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-beetle-psx
Uninstall libretro-beetle-psx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-beetle-psx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-beetle-psx
Remove libretro-beetle-psx Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-beetle-psx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-beetle-psx
Remove libretro-beetle-psx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-beetle-psx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-beetle-psx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-beetle-psx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
