How To Install retroarch-assets on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install retroarch-assets on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is retroarch-assets
retroarch-assets is:
This package installs RetroArch assets for XMB, GLUI and Zarch menu drivers.
There are three methods to install retroarch-assets 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 retroarch-assets Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install retroarch-assets using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install retroarch-assets
Install retroarch-assets Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install retroarch-assets using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install retroarch-assets
Install retroarch-assets 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 retroarch-assets using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install retroarch-assets
How To Uninstall retroarch-assets on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the retroarch-assets package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove retroarch-assets
Uninstall retroarch-assets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall retroarch-assets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove retroarch-assets
Remove retroarch-assets Configurations and Data
To remove retroarch-assets configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge retroarch-assets
Remove retroarch-assets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove retroarch-assets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retroarch-assets
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install retroarch-assets package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
