How To Install virtualjaguar 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 virtualjaguar on Ubuntu.

What is `virtualjaguar`

virtualjaguar is:

Virtual Jaguar is a cross-platform emulator for Atari’s infamous Jaguar console, the last video game system to be ever released by the now defunct company. The Jaguar was marketed as the first 64-bit video game system despite the fact that it was actually a 32-bit system at heart, just the blitter operated in 64-bit mode. The system was a commercial failure and eventually lead to Atari leaving the market for video game systems for good.

This emulator features an intuitive user interface and emulation of all of the major subsystems of the Atari Jaguar console. This includes full GPU and DSP emulation as well as emulation of the Atari Jaguar CD. Most of the commercial Atari games are supported, albeit some of them have some minor glitches when running in the emulator.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install virtualjaguar

Install virtualjaguar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install virtualjaguar

Install virtualjaguar 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 virtualjaguar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install virtualjaguar

How To Uninstall virtualjaguar on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove virtualjaguar

Uninstall virtualjaguar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualjaguar

Remove virtualjaguar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge virtualjaguar

Remove virtualjaguar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualjaguar

Dependencies

virtualjaguar have the following dependencies:

References

virtualjaguar website

Summary

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