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GameShell launcher

This is the launcher for GameShell based on 320x240 resolution and D-Pad layout.

Create the necessary user and group

  • User name: cpi
  • Password: cpi
  • Group ID: 31415 with group name: cpifav

    sudo adduser cpi  
    sudo groupadd cpifav -g 31415  
    sudo adduser cpi cpifav  
    

Directory structure

/home/cpi/
├── apps
│   ├── emulators
│   └── launcher <-Here we are
│       ├── Menu
│       ├── sys.py
│       └── truetype
├── games
│   ├── FreeDM
│   ├── MAME
│   └── nxengine
└── music

Create the necessary directories

mkdir -p /home/cpi/apps/emulators  
mkdir -p /home/cpi/games  
mkdir -p /home/cpi/music  

Dependent packages

  • validators, numpy, requests, python-mpd2, beeprint, python-pycurl, python-alsaaudio, python-pygame, python-gobject, python-xlib, python-wicd
  • wicd (For Wi-Fi)
  • mpd (For music player)

Install dependent packages

sudo apt-get -y install mpd ncmpcpp git libuser
sudo apt-get -y install python-wicd  wicd wicd-curses python-pycurl python-alsaaudio python-pygame python-gobject python-xlib   

sudo apt-get -y install python-pip   
sudo pip install validators numpy requests python-mpd2