How To Install osmose-emulator on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmose-emulator on Debian 12.
What is osmose-emulator
osmose-emulator is:
A multi-machine emulator for platforms of Sega consoles (Master System and Game Gear) and compatible for all games.
Simulates hardware extremely accurately which ensures that these classic games are represented exactly like they were on the real systems.
Osmose has a clean graphical user interface based on QT and a simplified setup process, and supports ROM archives in the SMS and GG formats.
There are three methods to install osmose-emulator on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install osmose-emulator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install osmose-emulator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmose-emulator
Install osmose-emulator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osmose-emulator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmose-emulator
Install osmose-emulator 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 osmose-emulator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmose-emulator
How To Uninstall osmose-emulator on Debian 12
To uninstall only the osmose-emulator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmose-emulator
Uninstall osmose-emulator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmose-emulator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmose-emulator
Remove osmose-emulator Configurations and Data
To remove osmose-emulator configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmose-emulator
Remove osmose-emulator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmose-emulator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmose-emulator
Dependencies
osmose-emulator have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmose-emulator package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.