How To Install libretro-desmume on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-desmume on Kali Linux.
What is libretro-desmume
libretro-desmume is:
This wrapper makes DeSmuME core API compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as RetroArch.
DeSmuME attempts to emulate, as faithfully as possible, the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite handheld game consoles. Nintendo DSi is not supported.
Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. DeSmuME is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.
There are three methods to install libretro-desmume 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 libretro-desmume Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libretro-desmume using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-desmumeInstall libretro-desmume Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libretro-desmume using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-desmumeInstall libretro-desmume 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libretro-desmume using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-desmumeHow To Uninstall libretro-desmume on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libretro-desmume package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-desmumeUninstall libretro-desmume And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-desmume and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-desmumeRemove libretro-desmume Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-desmume configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-desmumeRemove libretro-desmume configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-desmume configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-desmumeDependencies
libretro-desmume have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-desmume package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
