You can install gfceux with setup.py: $ sudo python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local You can change the prefix to whatever you like. Requirements: Python (tested with 2.5); (Ubuntu package name: python) PyGTK, and GTK; (Ubuntu package name: (python-gtk2 libgtk2.0-0) FceuX 2.0 NOTE: fceu 1.x is no longer supported in the gfceu 2.x series. if you still want/need a front-end for gfceu use gfceu .7