How To Install libretro-mgba on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mgba on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libretro-mgba
libretro-mgba is:
This wrapper makes mGBA API compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as RetroArch.
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.
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 libretro-mgba 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-mgba 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-mgba using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-mgba
Install libretro-mgba Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-mgba using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-mgba
Install libretro-mgba 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-mgba using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-mgba
How To Uninstall libretro-mgba on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libretro-mgba package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-mgba
Uninstall libretro-mgba And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-mgba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-mgba
Remove libretro-mgba Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-mgba configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-mgba
Remove libretro-mgba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-mgba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-mgba
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mgba package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
