>try to play some microcomputer games from the 80s on linux
>research the top 3 emulators
>pick one
>read install instructions
> windows: run exe
>mac: double click on dmg
>linux: git clone, make, make install...
>do all the shit in the README
>make fails because of 6 depencencies
>can't install them on my slightly outdated linux
>pick another emulator from top 3
>same shit
>research less known emulators
>find one that releases a .deb file
>open it, fails because of muh dependency not found (and not available)
>review more emulators
>find a Java 8 compatible one
>no source code
>published in sourceforge years ago
>lol no
At this point it would be faster to write my own.
I'll try a VM to run some recent linux on my not that old linux, and kms if it fails.

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