How To Install openmsx-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openmsx-data
openmsx-data is:
openMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses a unique emulation model, which tries to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible.
This package provides data that openmsx needs to run.
There are three methods to install openmsx-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 openmsx-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 openmsx-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmsx-data
Install openmsx-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openmsx-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmsx-data
Install openmsx-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 openmsx-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmsx-data
How To Uninstall openmsx-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openmsx-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmsx-data
Uninstall openmsx-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmsx-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmsx-data
Remove openmsx-data Configurations and Data
To remove openmsx-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmsx-data
Remove openmsx-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmsx-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmsx-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
