How To Install mupen64plus-audio-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-audio-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04. mupen64plus-audio-sdl is sdl audio output plugin for mupen64plus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-audio-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mupen64plus-audio-sdl

mupen64plus-audio-sdl is:

Audio output plugin for mupen64plus which can be used with all audio devices which are supported by Simple DirectMedia Layer. It supports hardware volume control through oss mixer or application specific volume through SDL.

There are three methods to install mupen64plus-audio-sdl 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 mupen64plus-audio-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 mupen64plus-audio-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mupen64plus-audio-sdl

Install mupen64plus-audio-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mupen64plus-audio-sdl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mupen64plus-audio-sdl

Install mupen64plus-audio-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mupen64plus-audio-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mupen64plus-audio-sdl

How To Uninstall mupen64plus-audio-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mupen64plus-audio-sdl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mupen64plus-audio-sdl

Uninstall mupen64plus-audio-sdl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mupen64plus-audio-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mupen64plus-audio-sdl

Remove mupen64plus-audio-sdl Configurations and Data

To remove mupen64plus-audio-sdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mupen64plus-audio-sdl

Remove mupen64plus-audio-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mupen64plus-audio-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mupen64plus-audio-sdl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-audio-sdl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.