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Installing RGBDS on Linux

Using your package manager​

Check if RGBDS is available in your distribution's software center or package manager repositories. If a satisfactory version is available, it is a good idea to install from there.

Using our pre-built binaries​

  1. Download the latest release of rgbds-linux-x86_64.tar.xz. (Or pick a specific version and download it under "Assets" at the bottom.)
  2. Extract the downloaded rgbds-linux-x86_64.tar.xz file into a new directory, and run install.sh as root in that directory. For example: 
    % mkdir rgbds
    % tar xf rgbds-linux-x86_64.tar.xz -C rgbds
    % cd rgbds
    % sudo ./install.sh
  3. Check that RGBDS was correctly installed by running rgbasm -V. It should print out the version number you installed!

If none of these options are suitable to you, build RGBDS from source.