And the best thing of all, it’s already in the Ubuntu repositories. I started with this one because it’s one of the easiest to install and run. The first (and one of my favorites) emulator we are going to install is the Super Nintendo emulator. Even a quick Google search works wonders! Just make sure your purchase is Linux compatible model before making your purchase. Most of them work flawlessly with emulators and Linux out-of-the-box. This will install the two most important packages for this guide, if they are not part of your system already.Īnd before we start, I might also mention that if you want a better gaming experience, purchase yourself a USB game controller. So assuming you’re running Ubuntu, open up your terminal of choice and type the following: sudo apt-get install gdebi aptitude wine And for the more tricky emulators to install, I’ll also get you to install gdebi and Wine.įirst, before we proceed to installing the first of our emulators, we need to be sure you have aptitude running on your own system. But for todays quick guide, if all goes as planned and you follow my instructions carefully, you shouldn’t run into any issues. Many Ubuntu users stick to apt-get for their command line APT management, personally I prefer aptitude and find it far better and more intelligent when problems do arise. And also using aptitude from the command line for package installation. And yes, you can still play all these old favorite games on your Linux system, right now.įor my quick guide today we’re going to be using Ubuntu as a base install. But the legend of this golden gaming era lives on today – in the form of emulators. You may not realize it, but all these old gaming systems, consoles and hardware may have been thrown into landfill many years ago, unless you’re an avid collector of such systems. I remember wasting away hours and whole weekends sitting in front of CRT displays, playing Test Drive, Street Rod and Outrun on the Commodore 64, Lemmings on the Amiga and everyone’s favorite, Super Mario Bros on the Super Nintendo. If you’re in your late twenties or early to mid-thirties, then you’ll remember the good old days of computing and gaming when we were youngsters. Most people I’ve met in the Linux Community circle are the latter. Emulators are something that you’re either familiar with or you’re not. And I hope you enjoy my first article for .įor my first article, I’m going to show you how to install some gaming emulators on your Linux operating system. So by all means, read my rwork, judge my work and please let me know your thoughts. Although I have been writing for quite some time, I have had some time off recently and only just got back into it.

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