How To Install vbaexpress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vbaexpress on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vbaexpress
vbaexpress is:
Vbaexpress is a front-end for the VisualBoyAdvance Game Boy emulator. You can easily configure the emulator and start your games by clicking on some icons (rather than using a command line).
There are three methods to install vbaexpress 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 vbaexpress Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vbaexpress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vbaexpress
Install vbaexpress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vbaexpress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vbaexpress
Install vbaexpress 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 vbaexpress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vbaexpress
How To Uninstall vbaexpress on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vbaexpress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vbaexpress
Uninstall vbaexpress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vbaexpress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vbaexpress
Remove vbaexpress Configurations and Data
To remove vbaexpress configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vbaexpress
Remove vbaexpress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vbaexpress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vbaexpress
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vbaexpress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
