How do I install mupen64plus?

Question

I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux and I just downloaded mupen64plus 1.99.5 and it came as a *.tar.gz file. I found some guides about how to install a .tar.gz file with the terminal but it doesn't work. How can I install it?

Answer 1

You can install it from the Ubuntu Software Center by clicking the button below:

You can then open a terminal via Ctrl-Alt-T and run it by typing mupen64plus and then the name of the ROM you want to run. See the manpage for the instructions.

Answer 2

To complete Jorge's answer:

• with Ubuntu 10.10, installing from Ubuntu Software Center, we got Mupen64 v1.5
  this version contains a nice Graphic User interface.

• with Ubuntu 12.04, installing from Ubuntu Software Center, now we get Mupen64 v1.99
  this version does not get Graphic User Interface.
  
  But anyway, install v1.99, and then thanks to third parties, we can get Graphic User Interface like:

  • cutemupen (in my case, I m not able to make it run on Ubuntu 12.04)

  • M64Py