mGBA is a Game Boy Advance Emulator

mGBA Table of Contents

• mGBA is a Game Boy Advance Emulator
  • mGBA Table of Contents
  • Getting Started with mGBA
    • How to Install mGBA
  • mGBA Tips and Tricks

Getting Started with mGBA

How to Install mGBA

Back to the Top

The Basics

$HOME or ~ refer to your home directory. On a typical linux distro, the full path will be \$HOME/\$USER. On a Steam Deck, the full path will be /home/deck. When navigating using the file manager, the file manager may not be display the username visually in the full file path.

Directories with a . in front of their name, like $HOME/.steam, are hidden by default. In Dolphin (a file manager), click the hamburger menu in the top right and toggle on Show Hidden Files. The setting may vary depending on which file manager you are using.

$HOME/Applications refers to the Applications folder in your home directory. On a typical linux distro, the full path will be \$HOME/\$USER/Applications. On a Steam Deck, the full path will be /home/deck/Applications. When navigating using the file manager, the file manager may not display the username visually in the full file path. The Applications folder is not created by default. If you have not created one already, do so before following the steps in this section.

mGBA is available as an AppImage on Linux. This page will cover how to utilize and install the AppImage.

To download mGBA:

1. Open the mGBA website on a browser of your choice
2. Download the Linux (AppImage, 64-bit) file
3. Move the newly downloaded AppImage to the $HOME/Applications folder
   • $HOME/Applications refers to the Applications folder in your home directory. On a typical linux distro, the full path will be \$HOME/\$USER/Applications. On a Steam Deck, the full path will be /home/deck/Applications. When navigating using the file manager, the file manager may not display the username visually in the full file path. The Applications folder is not created by default. If you have not created one already, do so before following the steps in this section.
4. Rename the AppImage to mGBA-appimage-x64.appimage
5. Right click the application in question, click Properties, click Permissions, check Is Executable.
6. Ryujinx will now be downloaded

mGBA Tips and Tricks