How To Install mgba-qt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-qt on Debian 9.
What is mgba-qt
mgba-qt 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 Qt GUI frontend for mGBA.
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-qt on Debian 9. 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-qt 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-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgba-qt
Install mgba-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgba-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgba-qt
Install mgba-qt 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mgba-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgba-qt
How To Uninstall mgba-qt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mgba-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgba-qt
Uninstall mgba-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgba-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgba-qt
Remove mgba-qt Configurations and Data
To remove mgba-qt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgba-qt
Remove mgba-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgba-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgba-qt
Dependencies
mgba-qt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-qt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.