Building a Linux Dolphin machine

[Ridir]

Recently I have been thinking about building some sort of hybrid Linux console running both Dolphin and zSnes, although I am uncertain how to swiftly launch Dolphin and its games. What I have in mind is a console requiring only a gamepad connected, running the various application from controller-friendly menus, possibly stock Ubuntu Server + some simple coding. Making sure zSnes works is easy, as it has an official DOS version and running DOS-applications through UNIX is not that complicatated as far as I am aware. Dolphin, on the other hand, has an advanced UI not so easily maneuvered with a Controller, and lacks the ability to run straight in the UNIX Terminal.

Is there any available software that can aid me, possible by adding some controller friendly UI, or allowing me to launch games directly via another application?

Thanks in advance :)

[JosJuice]

Dolphin can in fact run straight from the terminal. You can get instructions by running dolphin --help or by looking here: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin#user-content-command-line-usage

[KHg8m3r]

Run SteamOS?

[Ridir]

Although this thread might be a bit old, I've encountered an error. I decided to run SteamOS as it eliminates the need of any third-party controllerUI. Whenever I try to install the required components listed at https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-building-a-linux-dolphin-machine, the console complains that there are missing dependencies for the packages. If I try installing the packages and their dependencies using aptitude instead of apt-get, the dependencies replace a bunch of important components, breaking the entire OS.

How do I install Dolphin and its dependencies on SteamOS without breaking my system?

[lok1]

You probably won't have any luck using the .deb installers on the download page with SteamOS. You're best bet would be to build from source.


Try installing these packages

cmake git g++ wx2.8-headers libwxbase2.8-dev libwxgtk2.8-dev libgtk2.0-dev libsdl1.2-dev libxrandr-dev libxext-dev libao-dev libasound2-dev libpulse-dev libbluetooth-dev libreadline-gplv2-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libsdl2-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libevdev-dev libopenal-dev

then do these commands in terminal

git clone https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin.git dolphin-emu
cd dolphin-emu
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

If you want to update to a new version later

cd dolphin-emu
git pull origin
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

To uninstall

cd dolphin-emu/build
sudo make uninstall

[Ridir]

(10-18-2015, 05:25 AM)lok1 Wrote: -snip-

I am attempting to build dolphin from source. Whenever I try installing the packages (cmake, git, g++, wx2.8-headers, etc.) it lists the packages needed to install cmake, git, g++ etc. If I use "aptitude install" instead of "apt-get", which is supposed to install all necessary packages automatically, it removes important system components in the installation process. If it would be of any help, I could copy-paste some console logs tomorrow.

[lok1]

Ah, I misread what you wrote. Yeah post the logs when you get a chance.

[drhycodan]

Is running dolphin in linux faster than windows?

[Ridir]

I made a log file using the "script log.txt" command, which I have attached to the post. As you can see, It prompts me whether I want to continue with the install, and remove 338 packages in the process.

[lok1]

Looks like you're using the old version of SteamOS if so try switching to the latest version brewmaster.  https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/announcements/detail/83663183294752597