How To Install libretro-mupen64plus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mupen64plus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libretro-mupen64plus
libretro-mupen64plus is:
This is a wrapper designed to make Mupen64Plus API-compatible with libretro, thus allowing its use with libretro frontends, such as Retroarch.
Mupen64Plus is a cross-platform plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are four MIPS R4300 CPU emulators, with dynamic recompilers for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit amd64 systems, and necessary plugins for audio, graphical rendering (RDP), signal co-processor (RSP), and input. There is one included OpenGL video plugin, called RiceVideo. There are 3 other excellent video plugins being maintained by wahrhaft, called Arachnoid, Glide64, and Z64.
Nintendo 64 is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America Inc. Mupen64Plus is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.
There are three methods to install libretro-mupen64plus 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-mupen64plus 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-mupen64plus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-mupen64plus
Install libretro-mupen64plus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-mupen64plus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-mupen64plus
Install libretro-mupen64plus 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-mupen64plus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-mupen64plus
How To Uninstall libretro-mupen64plus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libretro-mupen64plus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-mupen64plus
Uninstall libretro-mupen64plus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-mupen64plus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-mupen64plus
Remove libretro-mupen64plus Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-mupen64plus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-mupen64plus
Remove libretro-mupen64plus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-mupen64plus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-mupen64plus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-mupen64plus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
