Questions tagged [emulation]
Emulation is the process of running code native to something other than the machine you are using. This is usually facilitated by a program, often called an emulator.
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The SNES emulator ZSNES was removed when updating to Kubuntu 23.10 (mantic)
The SNES emulator ZSNES was removed when updating to Kubuntu 23.10 (mantic).
A package search shows that ZSNES is available only up to 23.04 (lunar).
Why was it removed and where can I find it or an ...
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Xbox Emulator for Linux?
new user here. I would like to know if there is a good Xbox emulator for Ubuntu 22.04? I really just wanted to play Dino Crisis 3. Sadly, it's an Xbox-exclusive game and my Xbox console has long been ...
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How can I add a 51-gcadapter.rules file to the /lib/udev/rules.d folder?
I have installed the Dolphin Emulator through the Ubuntu Software App, as no ppa's worked for me. However, my Mayflash gamecube controller adapter is not recognized by the emulator. I set this up ...
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ERROR: meson setup failed
i am new to linux, Currently i'm using Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. Im trying to emulate an ipod touch 1g. i was following this tutorial: https://devos50.github.io/blog/2022/ipod-touch-qemu-pt2. Everything was ...
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Stuck on the 'Try or Install Ubuntu' screen when booting Ubuntu in qemu emulator on Linux server. How do I troubleshoot?
I am unable to boot ubuntu ISO Image from qemu on Linux Server.
Aim : I am trying to boot a ubuntu virtual machine from qemu emulator on Linux server.
I tried the following commands.
qemu-img create -...
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Gamecube Controller Adapter not working
I followed this guide for getting my Gamecube controller/Mayflash adapter to work with Ubuntu (I'm on 22.04). The program built correctly, but the adapter is not being detected in any programs in ...
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Android on Ubunto 20.04
I just retired from my day job and I would like to run some of the android apps that currently are on the company phone on my Ubuntu machine. I tried this about a year ago with anbox and it was a ...
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Using libraries made for amd64 on arm64
For a class, we have to use a c library that was only ever compiled for amd64, and is now so old some of its dependencies don’t even exist anymore (aka impossible to recompile)
Is there a way to build ...
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How do I patch a ROM (game emulation) under Ubuntu?
I'm having problems patching gaming ROM files with a game patch (the English translation to the main game). I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (I presume that I can ask questions on Ask Ubuntu about using ...
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launch a command when joystick button is pressed
I am looking for a way for make ubuntu able to map one certain key on my arcade stick as "esc" key on keyboard.
I am building a ubuntu based bartop and everything works fine except some ...
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Using Steam's Proton to run Roblox
My 21.10 machine has Steam installed, and steam comes with Proton emulator. Valve calls this "Steam Play."
With this, I can play windows-games I get from steam on Ubuntu, just fine. Even if ...
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How to configure Lubuntu for arcade machine?
Good morning people
Could you help me turn a Lubuntu installation into an arcade machine setup?
I am from windows and I have been caught with Lubuntu, several alerts appear when I am playing, I am ...
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Incorrect font spacing to fill PDF form
I am filling out this PDF form, IRS Form 1040, in evince 3.36.7 on Ubuntu 20.04 and having a problem that the numbers I input are not aligned correctly with the background bars. Please see this ...
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PCSXR Emulator switching sound profiles in pulse audio
First of all I'm running lubuntu 16.04, it wont be upgrading anytime soon due to kernel stability for this specific device.
So heres what's happening, when I launch a game on PCSXR the profile in ...
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Running amd64 apps on arm ubuntu
I have just installed Ubuntu on my m1 mac as I gave into people saying that it was amazing and I have to say I love it, however, I really love opera but every time i try and install it doesn't work ...
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"Legacy Bios Implementation" - Should I update this or not?
The default Software Updater has received an automatic update for "Legacy BIOS Implementation:
As can be seen above, this is for updating from Ubuntu seabios version "1.13.0-1ubuntu1" ...
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How to make work the i686 version of ubuntu 18.04 (emulated with exagear) on the jetson nano
I’ve installed exagear on my jetson nano and I have also activated an old license that I’d bought some time ago. Actually I’m trying to understand what to do further. I have installed the i686 version ...
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execv error: Exec format error Running RPCS3
Fairly new Linux user here.
I'm currently attempting to install the RPCS3 PlayStation emulator on my Ubuntu 20.04 system for an AI related project I'm working on. Following the guides provided, I ...
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Ubuntu Server Raspberry Pi on QEMU
I would like to do some testing of Ubuntu Server 20.04 Raspberry Pi images I have created.
But I currently don't have a spare raspberry pi to test with.
I've found guides on how to emulate Raspberry ...
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Memu emulator error showing in the application
My memu player shows weird massages(errors) saying "unfortunately memu lucher has stopped" or "unfortunately google.service.apps.gapps has stopped." I cant open any app and the ...
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Wine installed but not appearing as an application!
I have recently installed Wine which is an app for running Windows apps! Wine does not appear in the list of apps and it doesn't appear in the "Open With Another Application" Menu
Ubuntu 20....
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How do I convert between .pbp and .iso?
I have some homebrew PSP games in eboot pbp format, and I would like to convert these to .iso format for RetroPie.
How do I do this?
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IBM i Access Client Solutions not working with Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04
I have used IBMi Access Client Solutions (ACS) with Ubuntu 16.04 for a few years for 5250 (green screen) access etc. without any problems. I recently decided to update to 20.04. I can install the ...
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How to stream several different pygame windows at the same time?
I am trying to do a comment driven live stream on several platforms at the same time. I am using pygame for the visualization by constantly saving an image of the game window using GTK and GDK, then ...
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Playing android games in ubuntu 18.04
I used genymotion(android emulator) but there was no keyboard mapping to play free fire(a battle royale game).I want something like bluestack but as long as i know it is not available for linux.
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What has happened to the latest version of Vice C64 emulator?
i just installed Vice C64 emulator, put the roms in the correct folders, and ran it. it runs at 5fps now on my pc, while it used to be full speed (well above 30fps) on the previous version of Xubuntu (...
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Mupen64 not working on Ubuntu 18.04
I have installed both Mupen64Plus-Qt and M64Py straight from the ubuntu store.
For m64Py it says library for Mupen Plus 64 not found, i dont know where to find the library file.
i have found this ...
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How to install Nintendo Emulator gfceu on Ubuntu 20.04
On ubuntu 18.04 we've got the NES emulator in the repositories gfceu...
Ubuntu 18.04
$ apt search gfceu
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
gfceu/bionic,bionic,now 0.6.1-0ubuntu4 all [installed]...
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dolphin emulator (development version)
i'm trying to setup dolphin emulator on ubuntu, as it was working fine on manjaro. the dolphin stable version is working fine but i need the development version for vulkan support i believe. tried ...
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Nintendo 64 Emulators
I've been constantly trying to get a nice Nintendo 64 Emulator in my Ubuntu 18.04 but I didn't find a good one as much as I look into it. I am not experienced with the Ubuntu interface overall so if ...
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Is it possible to configure KVM on guest Ubuntu 18.04?
So my host system is Windows 10, and I prepared guest Ubuntu 18.04 system via Hyper-V, this was setting for React Native development, but when I tried starting up Android Emulator I got an error, that ...
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What are the differences in the PCSX2 plugins?
I'm using the Linux build of PCSX2 on Ubuntu 19.10. This is currently version 1.5.0-0.
When I go to GS plugins, I see 3 options.
GSdx (GCC 8.2.0 SSE4.1/AVX) 1.1.0 [libGSdx-SSE4]
GSdx (GCC 8.2.0 SSE2/...
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Android emulator qemu take about 3GB of memory PC runs very slow
I installed Android Studio on an Ubuntu 18.04 system to learn Flutter. That PC has 8 GB RAM and an Intel Core i3-6006U 2.0GHz CPU.
When I launch the emulator, the PC becomes very slow, & qemu ...
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Steam Rom Manager: incorrect Steam directory
Anyone able to help with Steam Rom Manager
Application is throwing this error on Ubuntu 19.10:
Warning! No user accounts found, it could be due to one of the reasons below:
incorrect Steam ...
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Where are android-sdk executables (installed with apt)?
I installed android-sdk via apt, on xubuntu 18.04.4 LTS But there's no android command in my path! In this question, they locate the tools for a home installation. But I navigated to /usr/local/lib/...
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How can I run an Android emulator on Ubuntu running on VmWare
I am trying to develop react-native apps on Ubuntu running on Vmware workstation on my windows machine because of issues coding on Windows. But I can't seem to set up Android studio emulator on the ...
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Should I install Mesa driver?
I have AMD Radeon HD 6790 Barts. Will it cause black screen? Should I just install official driver from their website? Or should I not touch graphics driver at all, because Dolphin emulator works. But ...
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How to close terminal without shutting down Android emulator booted from terminal
I understand that any process started from the command line is attached to the command line process, so when I close my terminal, any processes started from that shell process will be killed.
So if I ...
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How can I add the Android Emulator to Plank dock in 19.04?
I'm using the Plank dock (v.0.11.4) for my apps in Ubuntu 19.04. The Android Emulator (opened from Android Studio) does not appear next to the other open applications.
Is it possible to show it in ...
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How can make the controler configuration window show in pcsxr?
I'm running ubuntu 18.04 and have installed pcsxr via apt. Everything seems to work as expected except for controllers. When I try to click on the controller icon or select "controllers..." from the ...
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Emulator: statvfs('/home/zf/...snapshots/default_boot/ram.img') failed: No such file or directory
I used Ubuntu 18.04, my Android Studio is 3.4, when I run app on a real phone, it is OK, when I used a virtual device, the error report was:
2:45 Emulator: statvfs('/home/zf/.android/avd/...
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Enable middle mouse button emulation on Gnome login (Ubuntu)
I like to use middle mouse button emulation, because my middle mouse button is a scroll wheel and it takes a lot of pressure to register a click. This gets physically painful pretty quickly.
I find ...
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Android Emulator Warnings (QStandardPaths, GLES1, FramebufferData)
When I start my App in the Android Studio Emulator (just plays a sound downloaded from the internet) I get following response in the Event log:
20:10 Emulator: Warning: QStandardPaths: ...
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Dolphin Emulator shows dots instead of characters in controller options, nowhere else
I have installed Dolphin in other computers no problem, but when I went to install it here it did everything well. Except for when I wanted to change the controller setup:
(The language is Dutch, it ...
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Android Emulator Error In Linux
When I start My Emulator In Android Studio
Started For Some Time Then Showing Shooting Down...
My Logs Looks Like This
4:58 PM Executing tasks: [:app:generateDebugSources]
4:58 PM Emulator: Couldn'...
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Apple's FaceTime on Ubuntu 18.04
I wanted to know if Apple's FaceTime, designed for iOS, could work on Ubuntu 18.04 as well. Maybe through an emulator.
Do you know if there is any way to install FaceTime on Ubuntu?
Or do I need an ...
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can't install sheep shaver emulator [closed]
so I was going to install sheep shaver to try out some old Mac OS games and I got to part the 2nd part of the install and I got this
checking for X... no, configure error: You need X11 to run Sheep ...
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Windows emulator on ubuntu with GPU passthrough?
I have a Ubuntu and Windows dual boot, I use Ubuntu for everything except gaming.(Wine/dxvk doesn't cut it) Now I'd like to not have to reboot when I feel like playing a game, which sometimes is only ...
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Is it possible to get EmulationStation as a Snap package?
Development of EmulationStation seems to have stopped, and I can't get it to install on Ubuntu 18.04. There is a LaunchPad PPA, and on the site it has this message:
EmulationStation upstream is ...
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