How To Install mgba-sdl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-sdl on Debian 12.
What is mgba-sdl
mgba-sdl 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 SDL UI console 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-sdl on Debian 12. 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-sdl 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-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgba-sdl
Install mgba-sdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgba-sdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgba-sdl
Install mgba-sdl 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-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgba-sdl
How To Uninstall mgba-sdl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mgba-sdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgba-sdl
Uninstall mgba-sdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgba-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgba-sdl
Remove mgba-sdl Configurations and Data
To remove mgba-sdl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgba-sdl
Remove mgba-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgba-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgba-sdl
Dependencies
mgba-sdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgba-sdl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
