HOWTO: Install Mupen64

[thegreenblob]

2009 EDIT: I completely forgot about this thread. Sorry for all the un-answered replies, but I'm editing this thread to recommend Mupen64Plus instead of using this script since that is what I use now and it seems that Mupen64 has not been updated since 2005 and Mupen64Plus has been updated much more recently. (Seems like a lot of people already recommended this in the thread but putting it up here to be more noticeable). If for some reason you want the regular mupen64 instead of Plus this script should still work but I'm recommending plus now.


I wrote a simple script that will install mupen64 for you if you don't know how.

Tested on: Ubuntu Feisty

This script is ment for it to just be done not really for learning or nothing so if you wanna know how I did it just open up the script so... here goes.

1. Download my script. (the attachment below)
2. Run the script. Open the terminal and do this command.

sudo sh <The Script Location>

3. Wait for the script to get done. And then run mupen64 Applications>Games>Mupen64

To Uninstall

1. Just run these 3 commands in the terminal:

sudo rm -r /usr/local/games/mupen64-0.5
sudo rm /usr/share/applications/mupen64.desktop
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/mupen64

So... thats about it. Hope it helps some people.

Comments Welcome.

[Faust942]

It came back with this output:

joel@TANGENTRA:~/Desktop$ sudo sh Mupen64-Script-thegreenblob.sh
Password:
--16:38:45-- http://mupen64.emulation64.com/files...64-0.5.tar.bz2
=> `mupen64-0.5.tar.bz2.1'
Resolving mupen64.emulation64.com... 62.75.221.236
Connecting to mupen64.emulation64.com|62.75.221.236|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1,880,623 (1.8M) [application/x-tar]

100%[====================================>] 1,880,623 145.66K/s ETA 00:00

16:39:00 (129.22 KB/s) - `mupen64-0.5.tar.bz2.1' saved [1880623/1880623]

mupen64-0.5/
mupen64-0.5/mupen64
mupen64-0.5/mupen64.ini

bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reason follows.
bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)

It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.

You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.

tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
#!/bin/bash
/usr/local/games/mupen64-0.5/mupen64
rm: cannot remove `mupen64-0.5.tar.bz2': No such file or directory
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Mupen64
Exec=mupen64
Comment=An N64 Emulator.
Icon=/usr/local/games/mupen64-0.5/mupen64_icon.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Application;Game;ActionGame;GameAction; ActionGames;GamesAction;

I am a newbie at scripts and command line errors. Please help.

[thegreenblob]

By the look of it, it just looks like the file got corrupt while downloading.

Running the script again should fix it.

[Contrast]

Worked fine here. Thanks a lot! I spent all day trying to install Mupen64 without success. Wish I'd looked here first.

[Faust942]

Yup got it working perfectly! Thanks!

[andytof47]

Cheeeeeers,

Works great just can't configure the gamepads????

I press configure and nothing happens on both

the system recognizes my pads --- logitech(cheapo) precision pads


any Ideas?


great script -- games are working just fine apart from this

[thegreenblob]

Thanks for the comments all.

And @ andytof47, I'm not really sure :/ Cause I have cheap logitech precision game pad too and it works fine, sorry.

[NEMESIS0744]

I Downloaded the script and ran everything, and it seamed like it worked fine. But, when I go to Applications>Games>Mupen64 nothing happens. Please Help!!

[thegreenblob]

Does it run when you try to run it in the terminal? Command: mupen64

If not give me the output. But, it may have just got corrupt while downloading also so running the script again may fix it.

[NEMESIS0744]

I uninstalled it and deleted the script, and re downloaded to script and ran the command, and it still didn't work . so I opened a terminal and typed "mupen64" (without the quotes), and it gave me this,
/usr/local/bin/mupen64: line 2: /usr/local/games/mupen64-0.5/mupen64
: cannot execute binary file
and it doesn't open.