How to Install MAME with QMC2 Frontend for Easy MAME and MESS Game Play in Ubuntu

QMC2 is a graphical frontend for retro arcade game emulator MAME and (the now absorbed by MAME) MESS games console and retro computer emulator. QMC2 gives us quick access to emulator games and makes emulator configuration simple.

Prefer to use a Linux script to install QMC2 and MAME? Try this one here.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to install QMC2 and MAME into Ubuntu Linux distros.

1. Add the MAME repository

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:c.falco/mame

2. Add the QMC2 repository package

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mmbossoni-gmail/emu

3. Update your package lists

   sudo apt-get update

4. Install the QMC2 and MAME packages

   sudo apt-get install mame mame-data qmc2-sdlmame qmc2-arcade qmc2-data qchdman

Mame Games: Now grab a few MAME and MESS ROMs to play.

References

Official QMC2 site.

QMC2 Manual Install Guide.

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