ePSXe64Ubuntu

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overview

an interactive script that installs ePSXe 2.0.5 Linux x64 on Debian, Ubuntu and other x64 derivatives

features

• uses built-in BIOS HLE
• uses built-in Core GPU & SPU plugins
• installs specific ePSXe dependency: libsdl-ttf2.0-0
• installs decompression tool: ecm
• installs Dash / Dock / Panel application icon
• creates .desktop by default for launcher integration
• lock-to-launcher instructions
• interactive Shaders back-up function
• script works after do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS by re-installing as per below instructions
• script works on clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• libcurl 3 & libcurl 4 now co-exist enabling software like Kodi etc to work simultaneously with ePSXe
• make script available to all users
• add automatic log function saving output to separate text file
• test & add more shaders (bundle to test)

typical installation

installation procedure

in terminal

wget -O ePSXe64Ubuntu.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brandleesee/ePSXe64Ubuntu/master/ePSXe64Ubuntu.sh && bash ePSXe64Ubuntu.sh

enter SUDO password

RIGHT CLICK on ePSXe icon in Dash / Dock / Panel to Add to Favorities / Lock

CLOSE ePSXe window to continue with script.

download, restore or ignore bundled shaders

type number and press ENTER

decompressing using ecm

cd 'INSERT LOCATION of COMPRESSED FILE'

ecm-uncompress 'long name of game.bin.ecm'

normal .cue sheets

FILE "_____ ___ _______.bin" BINARY
  TRACK 01 MODE2/2352
    INDEX 01 00:00:00

• .bin and .cue must be in the same folder.
• .cue must be named exactly as .bin (only difference being the file's extension).
• The first line within the .cue sheet must contain the exact name of the .bin file inside double quotes including the .bin extension.
• Some games require elaborate .cue sheets. A Google search should see you sorted.

removing ePSXe

sudo rm /usr/share/applications/ePSXe.desktop

If you are running Ubuntu 18.04 or later:

sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.3

SUDO password required

DELETE:

ePSXe | ePSXe64Ubuntu.sh | ePSXe_backups | .epsxe | .epsxe.svg

restart pc