How To Install basilisk2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install basilisk2 on Ubuntu.
What is basilisk2
basilisk2 is:
Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.
Some features of Basilisk II:
- Emulates either a Mac Classic (which runs MacOS 0.x thru 7.5) or a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1), depending on the ROM being used
- Color video display
- CD quality sound output
- Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)
- Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles
- CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions
- Easy file exchange with the host OS via a “Host Directory Tree” icon on the Mac desktop
- Ethernet driver
- Serial drivers
- SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
- Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse
- Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k processor
There are three methods to install basilisk2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install basilisk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install basilisk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install basilisk2
Install basilisk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install basilisk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install basilisk2
Install basilisk2 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 basilisk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install basilisk2
How To Uninstall basilisk2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the basilisk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove basilisk2
Uninstall basilisk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall basilisk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove basilisk2
Remove basilisk2 Configurations and Data
To remove basilisk2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge basilisk2
Remove basilisk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove basilisk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge basilisk2
Dependencies
basilisk2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install basilisk2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.