Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install blastem on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is blastem
blastem is:
BlastEm is a highly precise multi-system emulator that emulates
the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear.
Despite this high accuracy, even the most demanding software runs
at full speed on modest hardware.
There are three methods to install blastem 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 blastem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install blastem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install blastem
Install blastem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install blastem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install blastem
Install blastem 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 blastem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install blastem
How To Uninstall blastem on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the blastem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove blastem
Uninstall blastem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall blastem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove blastem
Remove blastem Configurations and Data
To remove blastem configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge blastem
Remove blastem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove blastem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blastem
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install blastem package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
