How To Install fs-uae on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae on Ubuntu 20.04. fs-uae is Cross-platform Amiga emulator based on UAE/WinUAE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is fs-uae

fs-uae is:

FS-UAE is a cross-platform Amiga emulator based on updated emulation code from WinUAE. FS-UAE uses SDL for input, OpenAL for audio and OpenGL for graphics.

There are three methods to install fs-uae on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fs-uae Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fs-uae

Install fs-uae Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fs-uae

Install fs-uae 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 fs-uae using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fs-uae

How To Uninstall fs-uae on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the fs-uae package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fs-uae

Uninstall fs-uae And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fs-uae and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fs-uae

Remove fs-uae Configurations and Data

To remove fs-uae configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fs-uae

Remove fs-uae configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fs-uae

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.