How to Install and Uninstall retroarch Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "retroarch" package

This is a short guide on how to install retroarch on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                retroarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "retroarch" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall retroarch on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                retroarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the retroarch package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: retroarch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4823
Depends: fonts-dejavu-core, libretro-core-info, retroarch-assets, libasound2 (>= 1.0.18), libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.2), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.2), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.17), libegl1, libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgbm1 (>= 8.1~0), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgl1, libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.10+20150825) | libjack-0.125, libminiupnpc17 (>= 1.9.20140610), libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.2.0) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.2.0), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.11.0~rc1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12+dfsg1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libswresample3 (>= 7:4.0), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0), libudev1 (>= 183), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16), libv4l-0 (>= 0.5.0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libwayland-cursor0 (>= 1.0.2), libwayland-egl1 (>= 1.15.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxinerama1, libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libxv1, libxxf86vm1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/r/retroarch/retroarch_1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1382468
MD5sum: 669ac775f88b0dccea174583d7337f6d
SHA1: 36f5c63a82ed2c6e94c7de4c93833930bf55235e
SHA256: 508e54aba4376451b9a42f3ce64f04146a3335bb124bc17e9358a18b40333ded
SHA512: ceeebd8092ad3b9a8b33139afd651b5ccb7188390b0fdf4520b4f57b89630f658b8c4989a2c3f7f6127a7421da869e86b29f28bce06ec60759f5f6e2be15592c
Homepage: https://www.libretro.com/
Description-en: 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.
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It provides three built-in GUI: RGUI, XMB and GLUI.
Description-md5: 3dde528dcf9a3ec987b90319552fca63