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==Installation==
==Installation==
Installation is fairly straightforward and typical of many Linux programs, although certainly not at the level of a polished Installer.  You go through the basics, namely:
*Download the source,  
*Download the source,  
*Untar it
*Untar it
*configure
*./configure
*make
*make
*make install
*make install
And then you have to go through some configuration steps, plus add your ROMs.
The [http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/doc-install.html#1.1 website has an install doc] that you can follow.




==Creating a dedicated Arcade Machine==
==Creating a dedicated Arcade Machine==
See [http://www.bernieberg.com/mame/linuxmame.htm this page] for information on how to tweak your start-up script, shutdown script and environment to make a PC-based Arcade Machine
See [http://www.bernieberg.com/mame/linuxmame.htm this page] for information on how to tweak your start-up script, shutdown script and environment to make a PC-based Arcade Machine