How To Install mupen64plus-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mupen64plus-qt
mupen64plus-qt is:
Mupen64Plus-Qt is a basic launcher for the standard UI frontend of Mupen64Plus. It supports downloading game information and cover images from thegamesdb.net.
There are three methods to install mupen64plus-qt 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-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 mupen64plus-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mupen64plus-qt
Install mupen64plus-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mupen64plus-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mupen64plus-qt
Install mupen64plus-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mupen64plus-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mupen64plus-qt
How To Uninstall mupen64plus-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mupen64plus-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mupen64plus-qt
Uninstall mupen64plus-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mupen64plus-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mupen64plus-qt
Remove mupen64plus-qt Configurations and Data
To remove mupen64plus-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mupen64plus-qt
Remove mupen64plus-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mupen64plus-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mupen64plus-qt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mupen64plus-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
