How To Install retro-runner on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install retro-runner on Debian 12.
What is retro-runner
retro-runner is:
retro-gtk is a library for developers to make GTK+ frontends for the libretro API.
libretro is an API for the creation of games and emulators. The emulators and platforms are distributed as “libretro cores”.
Therefore, a developer can use retro-gtk to make a gaming app that should be able to play any game that can be played using libretro cores.
This package contains the background service.
There are three methods to install retro-runner 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 retro-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install retro-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install retro-runner
Install retro-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install retro-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install retro-runner
Install retro-runner 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 retro-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install retro-runner
How To Uninstall retro-runner on Debian 12
To uninstall only the retro-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove retro-runner
Uninstall retro-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall retro-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove retro-runner
Remove retro-runner Configurations and Data
To remove retro-runner configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge retro-runner
Remove retro-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove retro-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retro-runner
Dependencies
retro-runner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install retro-runner package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
