Use the following instructions:

  1. Install the playdeb package.

  2. Or configure the repository manually:

    Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:

    deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu karmic-getdeb games

    Add the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:

    wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
  3. Click the "Install this now" button below the screenshot of the desired game.

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Version: 1.52-1~getdeb1

A GTK+ port of the Snes9x emulator.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-03-10 20:20:02 | Changes

Version: 1.0.0-1~getdeb2

ScummVM is an interpreter and emulator for several classic graphic point-and-click adventure games. Support is currently available for: Adventure Soft's Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2; Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1, and Broken Sword 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen; Wyrmkeep's Inherit the Earth; Coktel Vision's Gobliiins; and games based on LucasArts' SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-02-26 18:54:05 | Changes

Version: 1.0.0-1~getdeb2

This is a collection of various tools that may be useful to use in conjunction with ScummVM. Please note that this module is not always in-sync with the latest STABLE version of ScummVM.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-02-26 13:58:01 | Changes

Version: 0.9.5-1~getdeb1

DeSmuME is a Nintendo DS emulator that aims to be portable. It can run commercial games or homebrew demos.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10

Updated: 2010-01-16 17:44:02 | Changes

Version: 2:1.9.83-1~getdeb1

PCSX is an advanced PlayStation (PSX) emulator, which uses a plugin architecture to provide full support for all components of the PSX. It has full emulation support for gamepads, videos, sound, memory cards, and other important PSX components, and is able to play many games without problems.

Available for Ubuntu: 9.10, 10.04

Updated: 2009-11-21 18:46:01 | Changes