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Quick installation of retroarch:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: retroarch
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install retroarch
Package Details | |
| Package: | retroarch |
| Version: | 1.3.6+dfsg1-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.libretro.com/ |
| Description: | Simple frontend for the libretro library RetroArch is an open source, multi-platform frontend for the libretro API. It can be used as a modular multi emulator system, game engine, media player and 3D technical demonstration. These features are available through libretro cores. . It provides three built-in GUI: RGUI, XMB and GLUI. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/otherosfs |
How to install retroarch on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If retroarch is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L retroarch' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L retroarch dpkg-query: package 'retroarch' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing retroarch:
After system update use the following command to install retroarch:
sudo apt-get install retroarch
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove retroarch from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the retroarch from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the retroarch following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove retroarch
Following command is used to remove the retroarch package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove retroarch
This will remove retroarch and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing retroarch with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge retroarch
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove retroarch
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with retroarch package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
