How To Install mgba-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-common on Kali Linux. mgba-common is Game Boy Advance emulator (common files for mGBA)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-common on Kali Linux.

What is mgba-common

mgba-common is:

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.

This package provides the common files for mGBA, such as shaders and DAT files.

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 mgba-common 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 mgba-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mgba-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mgba-common

Install mgba-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mgba-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mgba-common

Install mgba-common 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install mgba-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mgba-common

How To Uninstall mgba-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mgba-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mgba-common

Uninstall mgba-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mgba-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgba-common

Remove mgba-common Configurations and Data

To remove mgba-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mgba-common

Remove mgba-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mgba-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgba-common

Dependencies

mgba-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.