Linux setup
This guide has been tested on Ubuntu, Arch Linux and Raspberry Pi OS running on a raspberry pi 4.
1. Install a recent version of rust
To use agb, you'll need to use nightly rust since it requires a few nightly features. Firstly, ensure that you have rustup installed which you can do by following the instructions on the rust website
If you have already installed rustup, you can update it with rustup update.
2. git
The source code for the game is hosted on github, so you will need to install git.
- On Debian and derivatives (like Ubuntu):
sudo apt install git - On Arch Linux and derivatives:
sudo pacman -S git - On Fedora:
sudo dnf install git
3. mGBA
We recommend using the mGBA emulator, which is available on most distro's repositories.
- On Debian and derivatives (like Ubuntu):
sudo apt install mgba-qt - On Arch Linux and derivatives:
sudo pacman -S mgba-qt - On Fedora, you can get it from a flatpak
4. gbafix
In order to be able to play games made with agb on real hardware or on some emulators, you will need to install 'agb-gbafix'.
Agb's implementation can be installed very easily using cargo install agb-gbafix.
Make sure that the Cargo bin directory is in your PATH as we'll need to use it later.
That is all you need to get started! You can now move on to 'building the game'.