How To Install libretro-nestopia on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-nestopia on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libretro-nestopia
libretro-nestopia is:
Nestopia is a cycle-accurate NES/Famicom emulator. It has a high compatibility rate and support for many peripherals and input devices.
This package contains a wrapper allowing the Nestopia engine to be used with libretro frontends such as RetroArch.
There are three methods to install libretro-nestopia 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-nestopia 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-nestopia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libretro-nestopia
Install libretro-nestopia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libretro-nestopia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libretro-nestopia
Install libretro-nestopia 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-nestopia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libretro-nestopia
How To Uninstall libretro-nestopia on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libretro-nestopia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libretro-nestopia
Uninstall libretro-nestopia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libretro-nestopia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-nestopia
Remove libretro-nestopia Configurations and Data
To remove libretro-nestopia configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-nestopia
Remove libretro-nestopia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libretro-nestopia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-nestopia
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-nestopia package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
