Cloning the repo from Github seems relatively straight forward, but there are some dependencies that need to be installed in order to get the source to build. Here is a full tutorial describing how to build the MFM software from the source.

Note: This tutorial is performed on Ubuntu 14.04 . Your installation procedure may vary.

First, you will need to install git. This can be done with a package manager, such as apt-get:

sudo apt-get install git

You will need g++ in order to build the software. Simply use your package manager to download it:

sudo apt-get install g++

Next, you will need to clone the codebase to your computer. To do this, browse to the folder which you would like to contain the repo and clone:

git clone https://github.com/Sixstring982/MFMv2.git

The MFM software uses SDL to render to a window, play audio, and render fonts.

The MFM software needs SDL version 1.2 . Do not install SDL 2.0!

You will need to install the following packages with your package manager:

sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev
sudo apt-get install libsdl-image1.2-dev