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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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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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qemu-system-arm: -M raspi2 can't support USB input

I have a problem launching Ubuntu Mate startup in qemu-arm. Here we have qemu-3.0.0 with libusb. I installed it with $ ./configure $ make install $ cd arm-sofmmu Here is the qemu command line input: $...
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Controller config window doesn't work in pcsxr(PCSX-RELOADED)

I installed pscxr(playstation emulator) from ubuntu software and everything seems to work fine except for the controller config window, when i click on the controller settings nothing happens. I'm on ...
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How to Fix Mac Driver Mouse Button Emulation in Ubuntu 18.04

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.1 Mac Drivers Mouse Emulation Not Working I edited /etc/sysctl.conf file with the following code: # Enable mouse button emulation dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation = 1 # Set ...
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Emulator tool for ADAS Development Kit

We are looking for emulator tool to work on, NVIDIA CHIPSET. Can anyone suggest the emulator we can make use of to develop board.
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sudo, problems with terminal emulator excepting my pass word [duplicate]

i am trying to get my bluetooth working and looked on the forum for answers,what i found, that i thought might work was a command, sudo apt-get install bluetooth. i typed this into the terminal ...
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mupen64plus not working; failed to find core library

Using Ubuntu 16.04LTS on an HP Beats 15 Notebook with 8 Gigs of RAM and an A10 AMD processor. I've never had this problem before while using mupen64plus on other computers with less RAM and less ...
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Windows command line emulator for Linux [duplicate]

Is there a way to emulate a Windows CMD in Linux. What i need is full functionality as if I use the real CMD running in Windows. I want to be able to practice tutorials about WIN CMD, using my Linux ...
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System audio problems while Android emulator is running

I didn't use to have this problem but lately, while I have Google's Android emulator running, my system audio (not talking about the emulator's audio) sounds very distorted and metallic. Sometimes it ...
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How to compile and run SheepShaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

I want to run SheepShaver PowerPC Mac emulator on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS desktop. How can I compile and run it?
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Problem with PCSXR emulator after kernel upgrade

The emulator worked perfectly before the last kernel update, now it has the following error loading the BIOS, or an ISO or DVD: Gtk-Message: 13: 30: 31.611: GtkDialog mapped without a parent ...
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Emulator -avd does not launch the virtual device

on Ubuntu 16.04 I have installed AndroidStudio and via its AVD manager GUI did create tow new devices. now on Terminal when I type emulator -list-avds it lists the devices correctly, but when run ...
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DOSBox emulator memory allocation

Is it possible to assign more memory than default(16mb) to DOSBox emulator, which is running from Ubuntu 16.04 lts? I'm not using any VM. I've already tried memsize=200 (200 for example), but nothing ...
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qemu arm64 emulation on host x86, it stuck when booting kernel

I am trying to emulate ARM architecture using QEMU. My host OS is ubuntu 16.04 and the guest OS inside the emulated machine is also ubuntu 16.04. Hardware specifications of my host system are: ...
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CORE, quagga, zebra daemon - issue with autostart router OS

I need to start few simulation in CORE. On ubuntu 16.04 I haven't any problems to correct configuration. I do steps from many tutorials in network and everything works fine. But on 17.10 i have ...
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UBUNTU 17.04" Failed to start Android emulator in Android Studio

Issue Image I tried the solution i found which installing lib64stdc++6 AND mesa-utils and installed successfully but when i do the next command: cd ~/Android/Sdk/tools/lib64/libstdc++ it says No such ...
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How to Get An Android Emulator On Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

Can someone please help me i want to get an emulator so I can play clash of clans but I don't know how, please help?
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Game Boy Advance Emulator [duplicate]

Which emulator for the Game Boy Advance is recommended for Linux (Lubuntu) that doesn't run too slowly such as VBA-M in my case and that supports the same kind of features like VBA nowadays (2017)?
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ePSXe on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 doesn't seem to recognize correctly D-pad

I'm here with a problem on my boyfriend's pc: I recently installed ePSXe 2.0.5, but we can't play any games because of an error recognizing the joypad; more specifically it doesn't seem to accept the ...
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Creating a minimal desktop environment to run EmulationStation

I found “Start ubuntu without a desktop environment but start an X application” and wanted to try it out for myself, but this time launching EmulationStation and created a .desktop file in /usr/share/...
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Is there free android emulator for ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]

is it best to run on Windows via virtual box? i really couldn't find anything.
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How to use PSP as controller in mupen64plus?

I'm trying to use a Playstation Portable (PSP) as a controller in the mupen64plus emulator. When I run the emulator, there is a message on the terminal saying that it detects a controller, but I ...
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Install Citra-Emulator Ubuntu 17.04

I'm trying to install Citra Emulator. I downloaded and extracted it (tar.xz) and it gives me an "executable (application/x-executable)". When I try to run it, nothing happens. I've also tried running ...
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Anbox can't be started [duplicate]

I am very curious about the new Anbox emulator for running Android apps on PC. Unfortunately I can't make it work on my PC. After having installed via snap there is a new entry in the Gnome menu list....
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Android emulator for games

I have tried different Android emulators for playing mobile games. I tried wine too but those emulators are buggy for me. There is nothing which I found apt for this purpose. Is there anybody who ...
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Installing and ds4drv emulator and python? [closed]

I've been trying to set up ds4drv and have problems understanding what to do with the files after extraction, (if if I'm supposed to extract at all). I'm aware I may have to download python as well. ...
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The best terminal emulator which can run scripts and offer good control

I recently moved from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (Not a total noob nor an expert in Linux flavors). Teraterm was the terminal emulator I used to connect to my UART enabled devices in Windows. I studied a few ...
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Is there any graphics emulators for ubuntu?

I'm making my own linux distro based on lubuntu, and I wanted it to be used for gaming. I want to put a graphics emulator as a program that comes with it but I don't know if its possible. If not I can ...
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Library not found in Android Studio

I am using Android Studio in Ubuntu 16.04. I tried to run (bundle exec rake run_acceptance_tests) with my emulator in Android Studio (tests), but when I run it I get the following error message: ...
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Performance issue with emulator program running without sudo

I'm attempting to run an emulator (VisualBoyAdvanced) on a Pine64 single-board computer running Ubuntu 16.04. The program works fine when running as root (with the sudo command), but because of my ...
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Is it possible to send data to qemu's parallelport?

I'm testing qemu's parallelport and tried to send data to it. With a connected chardevice I'm not able to change the state of the registers. With parport forwarding I'm not able to access my ...
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PCSX Not working in Ubuntu 16.04

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit on a HP Notebook with a quad-core AMD processor and four gigs of RAM I'm still relatively new to all of this but I can usually figure out how to get most emulators ...
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Play my favorite games of PalyStation, Xbox,SEGA and Pc on Ubuntu [closed]

Lakka is a GNU / Linux distribution based on Retroarch and OpenELEC, with an interface with a look of mediacenter. This distro has a wide catalog of emulators that will allow us to enjoy titles of ...
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Which terminal emulator is used in my tty1?

I see that xterm - a popular terminal emulator designed for the X Window System - is used in my DE, lxde. echo $TERM xterm Now I switch into tty1 with ctrlaltF1. echo $TERM linux Does this mean ...
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How do I run this file?

I downloaded BasiliskII from emaculation.com for Linux but I don't know how to run it. The file name is BasiliskII_X_Linux_13_09_2010 and when I double click on it, nothing happens. Sorry if it is a ...
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Can I run RetroPie under Ubuntu?

I recently bought a RetroPie kit that I have set up and play on in the livingroom and I love it. I was wondering if there was a way to run a RetroPie setup from within Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. Can I run ...
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How to Install Opera-Mobile-Emulator on Ubuntu 16.04

I'm trying to install the Opera-Mobile-Emulator on the standard Ubuntu 16.04 (with all updates installed), so far with no joy. The official docs are zero help - "the emulator is super simple to ...
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Where does a .deb file go after installation?

I just installed Dolphin 4.0 from a .deb file, where is the application OR how do I access it?
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How to permanently save controller input settings on higan emulator?

How to permanently save controller input settings on higan? The controller of choice is a Xbox 360 controller, the settings are set and work just fine, until I close the higan emulator. When opening ...
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Nox App Player error, cannot get it to run

I run Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and am attempting to run an easy, good emulator. One such emulator is Nox App Player. It has installed successfully, I can get it to boot up, but it doesn't successfully do so. ...
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What are ways to detect running under windows 10 emulation?

Since a binary built for Ubuntu may now run under the Win10 "Ubuntu subsystem" - how can it detect this? (besides of poking in obscure corners of sysfs, /dev and so on)
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Where's the GUI for the Gnuboy-x Gameboy emulator?

I just installed the Gnuboy-x binaries and I'm not sure how to use Gnuboy... Am I missing downloads or do I just need a GUI, and which GUI should I be using if it doesn't come with one?
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Use a GameCube Controller with Dolphin Emulator 14.04

I have a Mayflash GameCube controller adapter for my Wii U. I bought it specifically so I could use it on PC as well (it has a separate pc setting on the adapter so I can switch between the two ...
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Is it possible to use libertine on an Aquaris E4.5 yet?

Libertine is a software for ubuntu touch devices, which acts as a container for legacy x-apps to make them running on your device. Thete are videos and instructions of people, who got libertine ...
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PCSX not working in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I have downloaded PCSX from The Ubuntu Software Center and the BIOS file from http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/bios.html (PSX BIOS Pack (15 Images)). When I try to run an .iso file or from the CD-...
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How does wine actually work? [closed]

It is clear that the environment required for running a Windows application and an Ubuntu application are completely different. But a small package (of approx. around 650 MB) is able to run Windows ...
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Problem running ePSXe on 16.04

I cannot get epsxe to run on my 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I have tried Running ePsxe 1.9 on Ubuntu 13.10 but it still does not work. I have downloaded BIOS from http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/bios....
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Android Emulator cant start without internet connection

Hey guys I've just installed Android Studio on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and I have all the needed Sdks and other accessories I think needs to be installed. I can run the emulator whenever I've an Internet ...
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Installing and using Android Studio as virtual device on Ubuntu 16.04

I'm struggling to install and use Android Studio as a virtual device (AVD) with Ubuntu 16.04. I tried using Ubuntu make: umake android 'android-ndk' but that didn't work, so I tried it the old ...
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What is POSIX-compatible mode in Linux?

The book says : When in POSIX-compatible mode, bash will emulate sh. What does this mean? What is meant by emulation in simple layman terms?
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