PCSX2 0.9.3 Released for Linux!

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Check it out on the official page, here!

There are 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, as well as an SVN repository.

I'm running Edgy, and I managed to compile the SVN, so here is a mini-howto for compilation. This is by no means comprehensive, as who knows what -dev packages you might be missing that I've picked up somewhere along the line.

I KNOW it requires:

libbz2-dev
subversion
libjpeg62-dev
build-essential
libgtk2.0-dev
libxxf86vm-dev
x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev
automake1.9
Nvidia Cg-Toolkit (available HERE)

The automake version is important, as it will spit all sorts of errors if you have an earlier version.

It PROBABLY requires:
libglu1-mesa-dev

I can't actually say it needs that for certain, only that I have it and the INSTALL file says you need OpenGL libs in order to compile.

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Okay, so let's grab our required things:

sudo apt-get install subversion libjpeg62-dev build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libxxf86vm-dev x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev automake1.9 libbz2-dev

Our maybe required things:

sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev

The SVN code:

svn co https://pcsx2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pcsx2 pcsx2

Aaaand build it!

cd pcsx2
sh build.sh all

And hopefully everything should build!

EDIT: libbz2-dev is required for the ISO plugins to compile

[hikaricore]

Woot!

[po0f]

buttons,

This is wonderful news! Btw, any reason you are trying to compile it from source? I took the following steps to install it:

• extract contents to ~/.pcsx2
• create a startup file called "pcsx2" with the contents:
  

  #!/bin/bash
  cd ~/.pcsx2
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH="./" ./pcsx2

  You can put this in /usr/local/bin, just make sure it's executable (`chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pcsx2`)
• execute with `pcsx2` from the terminal
• look at the GUI (I don't own a PS2 so I don't have a BIOS)

Now, I just need to get a PS2.

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Yes, I had to compile it from source. Unfortunately every time I tried to run the 32-bit binary I got a mysterious "Floating Point Exception" error

As per my original post, though, compiling from source worked finally!

NOTE: If you have a dual core proc, go into Configure->CPU and check everything. It's gonna make a HUGE difference.

[po0f]

buttons,

Are you running a 64-bit install? There is a 64-bit binary available.

[EDIT]

I'm not trying to hassle you or anything, I was just wondering.

[buttons]

No. Despite having a 64-bit processor I don't run the 64-bit version of ubuntu. In the future, though, pcsx2-64 will be much faster than pcsx2-32 and I'll probably make the switch for that reason.

[hikaricore]

Nearly went mad before I realized that I didn't have automake installed anymore. >.<

Ty buttons.

[plb]

Can anyone setup a repository for this, svn gives me a whole bunch of errors while building it atm? Also, what's the gameplay like on this thing? Is it worth installing right now?

[Fator dee]

I wouldn't compile from svn, because it might not be as stable as the code for 0.9.3. or it couldn't even compile at all.

And to compile you also need libjpeg62-dev, if buttons could add it to the list.

[plb]

Originally Posted by Fator dee I wouldn't compile from svn, because it might not be as stable as the code for 0.9.3. or it couldn't even compile at all. And to compile you also need libjpeg62-dev, if buttons could add it to the list.

I take it you have tried it? How does it play?