How To Install openmsx on Debian 10

Learn how to install openmsx on Debian 10 with this tutorial. openmsx is MSX emulator that aims for perfection

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx on Debian 10.

What is openmsx

openmsx is:

openMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses a unique emulation model, which tries to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible. It allows emulating a large number of different MSX machines. Combined with the C-BIOS ROM-files that are available in a separate package, you can run game ROM-files without the need for non-free BIOS ROM files.

There are three methods to install openmsx on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openmsx

Install openmsx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openmsx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openmsx

Install openmsx 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install openmsx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openmsx

How To Uninstall openmsx on Debian 10

To uninstall only the openmsx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openmsx

Uninstall openmsx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openmsx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmsx

Remove openmsx Configurations and Data

To remove openmsx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openmsx

Remove openmsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmsx

Dependencies

openmsx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.