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	Linux games suitable for an arcade cabinet? Started by saint	30	35762	November 11, 2025, 06:55:17 pm by Extruder
	BYOAC style Linux apps Started by saint	14	30476	November 28, 2008, 11:46:31 pm by tikbalang
	HOW TO: Stop SDLMAME / MAME on Linux freezing on exit - Ubuntu Started by Silas (son of Silas)	3	27694	November 07, 2010, 07:45:04 am by elvis
	Welcome to the Linux forum! Started by saint	1	18871	November 28, 2012, 07:22:23 am by Tysonv48
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	32/64bit Groovy Arcade Linux LiveCD/Install Started by bitbytebit « 1 2 3 ... 8 All »	314	245250	July 27, 2016, 09:23:44 am by Ansa89
	Basic Lubuntu with Wah!Cade Tutorial Started by Mister Hat « 1 2 All »	44	65292	July 30, 2013, 10:44:22 pm by planetjay
	Working on a Linux Arcade Distribution for Cabs Started by HolgiB « 1 2 All »	63	59551	September 25, 2007, 04:44:30 am by CathalDublin
	current status of gentoo linux / advmame Started by Major Rock Hardy « 1 2 All »	75	58193	July 08, 2007, 06:12:50 pm by MotorHedJr
	Front-Ends & Emulators on Linux Started by retrostark	23	43259	January 26, 2015, 03:15:51 pm by nitrogen_widget
	Guide to getting MAME up and running in linux Started by loupg	10	42948	April 10, 2022, 01:14:53 pm by nitrogen_widget
	gentoo / advancemame fresh install Started by Major Rock Hardy « 1 2 All »	43	36499	May 20, 2013, 04:14:17 pm by MotorHedJr
	Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME? Started by DeLuSioNal29	14	33493	December 14, 2014, 08:27:27 am by General_Faliure
	New 'MAMEBUNTU' Live CD Distro? Started by Silas (son of Silas)	37	27490	April 05, 2012, 05:42:47 pm by neogeo123
	Any regrets going with Linux? Started by digitalhobbit	11	27245	April 03, 2018, 01:45:14 am by MacGyver
	LEDSpicer - Arcade LED Control and Animation software for linux Started by meduza	27	21260	January 15, 2026, 04:29:03 am by Gideon
	Attempting to hack and document GunCon2 for Linux, FreeBSD, and MacOS X. Started by Numbski	28	21155	March 02, 2007, 02:15:44 pm by Numbski
	Linux 15kHz patches Started by Doozer	24	21003	April 16, 2020, 05:53:11 pm by Substring
	Anybody running Linux on their cab? Started by spystyle	31	20203	November 14, 2007, 11:02:27 pm by wIrEs
	Display problems - only IREM games - Groovy MAME running under WAH!Cade (SOLVED) Started by galaxian77	14	18298	April 07, 2018, 03:23:45 pm by galaxian77
	Linux GUI/Xorg without a window manager, and autologon Started by elvis	14	18143	September 24, 2014, 07:00:43 am by elvis
	Aimtrak light gun and Ubuntu Started by DOX1842	10	17834	December 26, 2021, 03:37:36 am by Nitro0602
	HP Thin Client Started by Drnick	11	15872	September 17, 2017, 06:50:10 am by elvis
	Lakka. Wow! Started by EssexMame	7	15134	October 17, 2019, 11:49:23 am by General_Faliure
	More info on Mame options for Linux. GroovyArcade the norm now? Started by jukingeo	20	14924	March 07, 2015, 12:44:24 pm by Doozer
	Retropie or recalbox Started by abispac	7	14747	January 02, 2020, 04:33:12 am by Substring
	Installing Linux Started by shmokes	24	14476	March 30, 2007, 06:41:43 am by HaRuMaN
	How to enable HLSL or GLSL in SDLmame on a mac Started by Locke141	6	14442	June 24, 2015, 04:33:18 pm by Locke141
	What hardware is enough for mame on Linux? Graphics, Ram, CPU.. Started by picrard	6	14414	July 28, 2013, 05:46:34 am by picrard
	Mint 19. and retropie X86 Started by daywane	13	14389	January 21, 2020, 03:55:50 pm by Substring
	Update 12-2016 A GNU/LINUX ARCADE DISTRIBUTION Started by VanDusen	6	13879	May 06, 2017, 07:27:39 am by General_Faliure
	RGBcommander 64bit linux Started by ZoOl007	5	13825	June 05, 2018, 08:27:35 pm by meduza
	LEDSpicer changing button color when using emitter. Started by StefanV	12	13747	January 18, 2021, 10:24:54 am by meduza
	Keys not responding when running MAME directly in X Started by shock_	6	13717	June 06, 2016, 05:38:26 am by Doozer
	MAME's folder structure Started by cjspizz	2	13708	October 27, 2021, 01:25:38 am by JoeShmo
	OpenGL Vector graphics issues... I just wanna play Asteroids Started by sroberts	6	13639	April 04, 2021, 02:37:09 am by nitrogen_widget
	GLSL help Started by Hunk_4TH	8	13521	May 14, 2012, 05:01:12 pm by Hunk_4TH
	Mame game speed problems - throttle issue? Started by thet0ast3r	5	13513	February 25, 2019, 10:23:29 am by thet0ast3r
	ANNOUNCE: Wah!Cade Started by Balki	24	13471	December 02, 2005, 07:50:03 am by elvis
	linux multijuke and ubuntu gutsy gibbon Started by govee	25	13451	October 02, 2007, 04:33:58 pm by Space Fractal
	I-PAC programming tool Started by arkanoid	13	13398	October 21, 2007, 09:57:16 pm by arkanoid
	Bootable Linux Thumb Drive - free software download or buy preloaded thumbdrive Started by rugby1	8	13224	January 29, 2006, 10:17:19 am by Grasshopper
	MAME with Linux (Solus) Started by Raitsa	5	13160	September 20, 2018, 01:24:08 am by MacGyver
	using different gcc compilers in Linux Started by MotorHedJr	22	13143	January 14, 2006, 05:22:04 pm by MotorHedJr
	GroovyMame Gentoo Ebuild Started by bitbytebit	19	12871	August 09, 2011, 05:54:14 am by dmarcum99
	Batocera / Recalbox Problems with Controllers Started by brained	2	12865	November 03, 2025, 01:45:40 pm by DaveBullet
	Linux Powered Pinball Started by Ixliam	20	12630	October 27, 2005, 09:41:09 am by ChadTower
	Why we like to stay with Linux ? Started by Dummy	9	12469	May 13, 2016, 08:43:34 am by galaxian77
	15hz resolutions Started by tandrews	4	12367	January 22, 2019, 02:04:50 pm by ZoOl007
	RGBCommander + AttractMode + Supermodel or Daphne minus RetroPie (plain Linux) Started by MacGyver	2	12256	July 11, 2018, 08:04:02 pm by MacGyver


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