How to Install and Uninstall retroarch Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the retroarch on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "retroarch" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install retroarch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall retroarch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the retroarch package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Simple frontend for the libretro library
Description-md5: 3dde528dcf9a3ec987b90319552fca63