OPTIONAL_INSTALL.md

Optional Installs

1. Optional: To install ROM files for Atari-Py using AutoROM.

   pip install autorom && AutoROM
   

   Then follow the on-screen instructions.

   You might also need to download unrar-free:

   sudo apt-get install unrar-free
   

2. Optional: To install opencv for Supersuit environment wrappers.

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6  -y
   

3. Optional: For GPU support follow NVIDIA's cuda download instructions or download cudatoolkit through anaconda.

4. Optional: To log episodes in video/gif format, using the Monitor wrapper.

• Install xvfb to run a headless/fake screen and ffmpeg to record video.

  sudo apt-get install -y xvfb ffmpeg
  

• Setup fake display:

  xvfb-run -s "-screen 0 1400x900x24" bash
  python [script.py]
  

  or

  xvfb-run -a python [script.py]
  

• Install array2gif, if you would like to save the episode in gif format.

  pip install .[record_episode]