How To Install libmupen64plus2 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 libmupen64plus2 on Ubuntu.

What is `libmupen64plus2`

libmupen64plus2 is:

Flexible N64 Emulator for Linux that works with many ROMs that are publically available. It consists of separate components to provide an user interface, audio and graphics output, controller input, co-processor emulation and an emulator core.

It has the following features:

cheat system
exchangeable plugins for graphics, sound and input emulation
multiple save states
common configuration system for all components

This package contains the actual emulator which must be loaded by a frontend.

There are three methods to install libmupen64plus2 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 libmupen64plus2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmupen64plus2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmupen64plus2

Install libmupen64plus2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmupen64plus2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmupen64plus2

Install libmupen64plus2 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 libmupen64plus2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmupen64plus2

How To Uninstall libmupen64plus2 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libmupen64plus2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmupen64plus2

Uninstall libmupen64plus2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmupen64plus2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmupen64plus2

Remove libmupen64plus2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmupen64plus2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmupen64plus2

Remove libmupen64plus2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmupen64plus2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmupen64plus2

Dependencies

libmupen64plus2 have the following dependencies:

References

libmupen64plus2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmupen64plus2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.