How To Install mupen64plus-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-data on Kali Linux.

What is mupen64plus-data

mupen64plus-data is:

Flexible N64 Emulator for Linux that works with many ROMs that are publically available. It consists of separate components to provide an user interface, audio and graphics output, controller input, co-processor emulation and an emulator core.

It has the following features:

• cheat system
• exchangeable plugins for graphics, sound and input emulation
• multiple save states
• common configuration system for all components

This package contains the rom catalog and cheat database.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mupen64plus-data

Install mupen64plus-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mupen64plus-data

Install mupen64plus-data 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 mupen64plus-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mupen64plus-data

How To Uninstall mupen64plus-data on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mupen64plus-data

Uninstall mupen64plus-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mupen64plus-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mupen64plus-data

Remove mupen64plus-data Configurations and Data

To remove mupen64plus-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mupen64plus-data

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mupen64plus-data

Dependencies

mupen64plus-data have the following dependencies:

References

• mupen64plus-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.