How To Install cen64-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cen64-qt on Ubuntu 18.04. cen64-qt is Cross-platform graphical frontend for the CEN64 emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cen64-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cen64-qt

cen64-qt is:

CEN64-Qt is a cross-platform graphical frontend for the CEN64 emulator. Since CEN64 itself provides a simple command line interface only, anyone who wants to use this particular emulator with a little more convenience has to resort to additional software which is where this package jumps in.

The frontend lists all available ROMs after adding them to the inventory with the option to download additional information from external game databases on the web. File paths for the necessary IPL files can be conveniently configured from the settings menu as well as the paths where games save a stored and recovered from.

Additional features include a log viewer for the emulator, a configurable view for the ROM listing as well as a quick access menu to select the preferred input device for the emulator such as different gamepads and a keyboard.

Naturally, all settings are automatically saved and restored such that they only need to be configured once.

There are three methods to install cen64-qt 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 cen64-qt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cen64-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cen64-qt

Install cen64-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cen64-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cen64-qt

Install cen64-qt 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 cen64-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cen64-qt

How To Uninstall cen64-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cen64-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cen64-qt

Uninstall cen64-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cen64-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cen64-qt

Remove cen64-qt Configurations and Data

To remove cen64-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cen64-qt

Remove cen64-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cen64-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cen64-qt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cen64-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.