How To Install mednafen on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mednafen on Kali Linux.
What is mednafen
mednafen is:
Mednafen is a command-line driven emulator for many different systems. It has full support for OpenGL and SDL graphics, network play, remappable input configuration, joystick and keyboard support, save states, game rewinding, GSF playback, and screenshots.
The systems supported by Mednafen are: * Apple II/II+ * Atari Lynx * GameBoy * GameBoy Color * GameBoy Advance * NES * SNES * Virtual Boy * PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16) * PC-FX * SuperGrafx * NeoGeo Pocket, NeoGeo Pocket Color * WonderSwan * Sega Genesis / Mega Drive * Sega Saturn * Sony PlayStation
Hardware emulated by Mednafen includes: * NES gamepad, Zapper, PowerPad * Four-Score, Famicom multiplayer adapter * Arkanoid, HyperShot, Space Shadow, Mahjong controllers * Oeka Kids tablet, Quiz King buzzers, Family Trainer, Barcode World * Game Genie
There are three methods to install mednafen on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mednafen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mednafen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mednafenInstall mednafen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mednafen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mednafenInstall mednafen Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mednafen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mednafenHow To Uninstall mednafen on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mednafen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mednafenUninstall mednafen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mednafen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mednafenRemove mednafen Configurations and Data
To remove mednafen configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mednafenRemove mednafen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mednafen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mednafenDependencies
mednafen have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mednafen package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.