Tag: linux
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Compiling Open Source Ps2 Software
I recently wanted to try making some changes to Open PS2 Loader. It’s one of many projects built using the open source ps2sdk. It’s actually really easy to build using the docker image provided in the Open PS2 Loader repo (Dockerfile here), which builds on the docker image provided by the ps2sdk project (Dockerfile here).
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Setting Up The Dolphinbar On Garuda Linux
The Mayflash Dolphinbar allows the use of Wiimotes with devices other than a Wii. It can be adapted to be a sensor for light guns and various other IR-based peripherals. It’s designed with the Dolphin emulator running on Windows in mind but can be made to work with Linux, though it needs a little more work to configure it.
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Setting Up Garuda Linux
Instructions for setting up Garuda Linux for Windows games and emulation. Garuda’s performance when it comes to Vulkan games is significantly better than Ubuntu. The ‘Dragonized Gaming Edition’ comes with a huge number of tools and other packages but there’s a bit of work involved to get some things set up properly.
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Installing Ubuntu 22 On Dell Xps15 (2022)
Ubuntu works pretty well out of the box but there are one or two niggles and, as usual, hibernate hates you. Getting hibernate working was further complicated in this case because I wanted to use full-disk encryption.
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Installing Quartus 17.1 And Modelsim 17.1 On Ubuntu 22
This post explains how to get the 17.1 versions of Quartus and ModelSim up and running on Ubuntu 22. These versions are needed to develop/contribute to cores for the MiSTER FPGA project.
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Installing Opensuse 15.3 On Dell Inspiron 3000
Overall, OpenSUSE is a better option than Ubuntu on this device. Hibernate works out of the box and there’s no enabling it as an option in the power menus to do - it’s all ready. So the following is just a list of post-install tasks, with a lot of overlap with the (X)Ubuntu list.
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Installing Xubuntu Or Ubuntu 20 On Dell Inspiron 3000
Many of the Dell Inspiron series, including the 3501 on which this was tested, are certified as working with Ubuntu. When doing a fresh install after wiping Windows, Ubuntu 20 pretty much works out of the box but there are a few additional steps involved to get everything working nicely.