How To Install openmsx on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openmsx
openmsx is:
openMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses a unique emulation model, which tries to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible. It allows emulating a large number of different MSX machines. Combined with the C-BIOS ROM-files that are available in a separate package, you can run game ROM-files without the need for non-free BIOS ROM files.
There are three methods to install openmsx on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openmsx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openmsx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmsx
Install openmsx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openmsx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmsx
Install openmsx 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 openmsx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmsx
How To Uninstall openmsx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openmsx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmsx
Uninstall openmsx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmsx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmsx
Remove openmsx Configurations and Data
To remove openmsx configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmsx
Remove openmsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmsx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmsx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
