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FS-UAE is an Amiga Emulator

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Getting Started with FS-UAE

How to Install FS-UAE

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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.

FS-UAE is available as a binary file on Linux. This page will cover how to utilize and install the binary file.

To download FS-UAE:

  1. Open the FS-UAE website on a browser of your choice
  2. Download both files in the x86-64 box
  3. Move the two newly downloaded tar.gz files 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. Extract the two files
  5. In $HOME/Applications, create a fs-uae folder and move the two newly extracted folders to this newly created folder
  6. Locate the newly extracted fs-uae-launcher file in the FS-UAE-Launcher folder, Right click the application in question, click Properties, click Permissions, check Is Executable.
  7. FS-UAE will now be downloaded

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