How To Install yabause-qt on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install yabause-qt on Ubuntu 20.04. yabause-qt is beautiful and under-rated Saturn emulator - Qt port

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yabause-qt on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is yabause-qt

yabause-qt is:

Yabause is a Sega Saturn emulator. It has the following features:

  • booting games from CD-ROM and ISO files
  • booting games with either an emulated or original BIOS
  • screenshot support
  • savegame backups
  • cheat system
  • fullscreen playing
  • multiple debugging options
  • joystick support
  • region select

This package contains the Qt version of Yabause.

There are three methods to install yabause-qt 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 yabause-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 yabause-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yabause-qt

Install yabause-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yabause-qt

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

sudo aptitude -y install yabause-qt

How To Uninstall yabause-qt on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove yabause-qt

Uninstall yabause-qt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yabause-qt

Remove yabause-qt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yabause-qt

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

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

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

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Summary

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