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Complete Linux N00bs' Guide To Installing ZSNES on XMBCbuntu (With Pictures!)

Introduction & Disclaimer
After years of lurking and leeching on these forums I thought it was about time to give something back. I relize there are similar guides available on these forums but most are either outdated or incomplete. What I will attempt to do here is document my own experience in a very n00b friendly step-by-step guide so that others may follow. Advanced XBMC users may find this a little tedious so stick to the bold text to get concise instructions. Please keep in mind that I am not a nix expert. Everything included in this guide has been cobbled together from various forums, blogs and comments across the greater internet and I will do my best to credit everyone at the end of this post. Also if I have made a mistake, please feel free to correct me in the comments. But enough of this, grab a caffeinated beverage (your going to need it) and lets begin...

Contents
What this guide WILL cover:

• Installation and configuration of ZSNES
  
• Installation and configuration of Advanced Launcher plugin
  
• Creation of a script to kill ZSNES and return to XBMC using a button on your remote
  

What this guide WILL NOT cover:

• Installation and configuration of XBMCbuntu
  
• Where/How to download ROMs etc
  
• The meaning of life, how to cure cancer and why your wife wont do "that"...
  

I will also point out common pitfalls and mistakes that I have made along the way in the hope that this will be as painfree as possible.

Assumptions
While I'm writing this for everyone, for the sake of simplicity I'm going to make a few assumptions. Your situation may be different and feel free to post in the comments if something doesn't add up, I'll do my best to help. So, to follow this guide to the letter you will need the following:

• A fresh, working install of XBMCbuntu 11 Eden
  While a fresh install is not strictly necessary, this is how I did it.
  
• USB Keyboard & Mouse
  Connected to your XBMCbuntu machine, for navigating the XBMCbuntu desktop interface.
  
• USB Gamepad/Controller
  I'm using a basic Logitech Precision controller. Pretty much any generic USB controller will work out of the box, if you want to use XBox360 controllers etc, it can be done but is outside the scope of this guide. We're going to assume that whatever you have is detected by XBMCbuntu and is working. You will also need to plug this in before starting up the system.
  
• Media Centre Remote
  Again, while not strictly necessary, this guide will cover setting up a button on your remote to quit ZSNES to make everything as "wife-friendly" as possible so we're going to assume that you have one and it works with XBMC out of the box. For reference: I'm using a cheap generic RC-6 compatible media centre remote.
  
• Internet Connection
  Might be stating the obvious, but you will need this connected to follow this guide.
  

Credit Where Credit's Due:

A million thank you's to these gentlemen and scholars:

scalpel - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=86630
TechNazgul - http://www.technazgul.com/2010/12/using-...event.html
douglasdouglasj - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1073943
Whoever Wrote This - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...controller


MODS: If someone could please move this to the correct section? Cheers.

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