How To Install mupen64plus-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mupen64plus-data
How To Uninstall mupen64plus-data on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
