2013-05-08, 10:50
(2013-05-06, 09:41)st graveyard Wrote: Sorry if this is not directly related to RCB, but I have since december last year an ubuntu minimal install (no GUI), just the basics to run XBMC in 64 bit linux. This is my HTPC and I want to keep this machine as clean as possible (I have a laptop for testing - this is a WIN97 based system).
Now I'm thinking of adding my game collection using RCB. I'm a NOOB when it comes to linux.
I was wondering if I would be able to install emu's without a GUI. Just install them and use them in RCB/XBMC. Can anybosy help me in this department? I mean, maybe even a link to how to install them using the linux commands? Anyone any experience in this department? I would like to start with my Genesis collection ...
I too run Ubuntu minimal.
To install emulators you can either press a/ ctl-alt-Fx to switch to a text based login, or b/ SSH to your machine - your XBMC box will need to have ssh installed.
Now find the emulator you want to install. Ubuntu uses the Debian package manager, so use aptitude search, then the emulator name:
e.g.
$ aptitude search snes
p snes9x-x - X binaries for snes9x - Super NES emulator
p zsnes - Emulator of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
You can install packages by substituting search for install.
If you can't find the emulator you're looking for then you might find a PPA repository you can add:
e.g.
https://launchpad.net/~hunter-kaller/+archive/ppa hosts an Ubuntu packaged version of bsnes
Or, check the official webpage's download section, they sometimes have .deb packages too. Other wise, there'll likely be a source tarball (I'm not going in to that).
Once you have your emulator installed, use whereis and the emulator name to locate the binary; needed for adding collections.
Getting to the emulators UI is another challenge I usually find once a game is launched the UI is available by an appropriate keypress.
Let me know if that's helpful, or if you need any thing else - I don't mind breaking parts down, and was going for an overview first.
p.s. sorry for hi-jacking your thread, malte, on something not entirely RCB