How To Install pokemmo-installer on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pokemmo-installer on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pokemmo-installer
pokemmo-installer is:
This program downloads and installs the PokeMMO client to a user’s home directory and provides a launcher script for a convientient starting of the emulator.
PokeMMO client is an emulator of several popular console games with additional features and multiplayer capabilities.
This launcher assists with the download, installation, and maintenance of the game client.
You should get compatible ROMs for the emulator: ($HOME/.local/share/pokemmo/roms)
- Current Required Compatible ROMS: Black/White 1 (NDS)
- Current Optional Content Compatible ROMS: Fire Red, Emerald (GBA)
- Current Optional Visuals Compatible ROMS: HeartGold, SoulSilver (NDS)
There are three methods to install pokemmo-installer 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 pokemmo-installer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pokemmo-installer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pokemmo-installer
Install pokemmo-installer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pokemmo-installer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pokemmo-installer
Install pokemmo-installer 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 pokemmo-installer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pokemmo-installer
How To Uninstall pokemmo-installer on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pokemmo-installer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pokemmo-installer
Uninstall pokemmo-installer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pokemmo-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pokemmo-installer
Remove pokemmo-installer Configurations and Data
To remove pokemmo-installer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pokemmo-installer
Remove pokemmo-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pokemmo-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pokemmo-installer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pokemmo-installer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
