How To Install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
libretro-gtk-0.14-dev is:
retro-gtk is a library for developers to make GTK+ frontends for the libretro API.
libretro is an API for the creation of games and emulators. The emulators and platforms are distributed as “libretro cores”.
Therefore, a developer can use retro-gtk to make a gaming app that should be able to play any game that can be played using libretro cores.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev 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-gtk-0.14-dev 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-gtk-0.14-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
Install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
Install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev 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-gtk-0.14-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
How To Uninstall libretro-gtk-0.14-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libretro-gtk-0.14-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
Uninstall libretro-gtk-0.14-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-gtk-0.14-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
Remove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
Remove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-gtk-0.14-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-gtk-0.14-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gtk-0.14-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
