How To Install libretro-gambatte on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gambatte
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libretro-gambatte
libretro-gambatte is:
This wrappers makes Gambatte API compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as RetroArch.
Gambatte is a portable, open-source Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator.
Game Boy and Game Boy Color are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. Gambatte is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.
There are three methods to install libretro-gambatte
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-gambatte 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-gambatte
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-gambatte
Install libretro-gambatte Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-gambatte
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-gambatte
Install libretro-gambatte 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-gambatte
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-gambatte
How To Uninstall libretro-gambatte on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libretro-gambatte
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-gambatte
Uninstall libretro-gambatte And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-gambatte
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-gambatte
Remove libretro-gambatte Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-gambatte
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-gambatte
Remove libretro-gambatte configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-gambatte
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-gambatte
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gambatte
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.