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### Launching a game from command line
```sh
D:\PCSX2\pcsx2-qt.exe -fullscreen -batch -- "D:\Games\ROMs\PS2\Final Fantasy X.iso"
D:\PCSX2\pcsx2-qt.exe -fullscreen -batch -- D:\Games\ROMs\PS2\Final Fantasy X.iso
```
The ISO file `Final Fantasy X.iso` will be launched in fullscreen automatically after PCSX2 is started.
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- Install and run ImgBurn
- Put your game disc into an optical drive
- Create an image file from a disc inside ImgBurn (highlighted in screenshot below)
- Choose the "Create an image file from disc" option inside ImgBurn (highlighted in screenshot below)

<Image src={require("./img/imgburn.webp").default} />
<Image src={require("./img/imgburn_main.webp").default} />

On the disc dumping screen:

1. Determine the location of the resulting ISO
2. Press to start the disc dumping process

<Image src={require("./img/imgburn_setting.webp").default} />

Wait for the dumping process to be completed. Depending on the game size, this will take some time.

<Image src={require("./img/imgburn_dump.webp").default} />

### Alternative: Dumping PlayStation 2 discs with MPF (more advanced)

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- Fedora: `sudo dnf install k3b`
- Arch Linux: `sudo pacman -S k3b`
- Put your game disc into an optical drive
- Open K3b, and you will be greeted with this screen:
<Image src={require("./img/k3b.webp").default} />

- Open K3b
- Click on Copy Medium.
- Make sure your disc is selected and enable the "Only Create Image" option.
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- Make sure your disc is selected and enable the "Only create image" option
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- Go to the Image tab and define the destination folder for the dump.
- Go to the Image tab and determine the destination folder for the dump
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- Click on Start and wait for the dumping process to be completed. Depending on the game size, this will take some time.
- Click on Start and wait for the dumping process to be completed. Depending on the game size, this will take some time

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#### Figuring out the DVD drive location

You will need to figure out the location of your DVD drive first. We will use `lsblk` for that.
You will need to figure out the location of your DVD drive first. We will use `lsblk` for that

- Open up a terminal and run the `lsblk -f` command.
- This will show the list of all drivers that are recognized by Linux:
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:::tip
CD and DVD drives on Linux are usually located either in `/dev/cdrom0` or `/dev/sr0` respectively.
CD and DVD drives on Linux are usually located either in `/dev/cdrom0` or `/dev/sr0` respectively.
:::

We have now identified the location of our DVD drive, in our example it is in `/dev/sr0`
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NOTE: DO NOT include the brackets
```

- This will dump the disc into the current directory.
- An example of a complete command:

```bash
dd if=/dev/sr0 of=./GT3.iso status=progress
```

- This will dump the disc into the current directory

Now wait until the dumping process is completed.

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- Or in a terminal, run `chmod +x <path-to-AppImage-file>`
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- You should be able to open the file like any other application.
- You should be able to open the file by double-clicking it or by running it through terminal.

## Flatpak

- PCSX2 is also available on Flatpak!
- PCSX2 is also available on [Flatpak](appstream:net.pcsx2.PCSX2)!
- In order to install PCSX2 from Flatpak using the command line, open the terminal and type `flatpak install net.pcsx2.PCSX2`.

- Typing `flatpak install pcsx2` should find this same reference.
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- Some distributions and desktop environments have a visual software manager which can also install Flatpak applications.

- These include:
- GNOME Software
- KDE Plasma's Discover
- GNOME Software
- Linux Mint's Software Manager
- Manjaro's pamac
- Pop!\_OS' Repoman
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- Operating system
- Windows 10 Version 1809 (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 22.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit)
- macOS 11.0
- macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)
- CPU

- Supports SSE4.1
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- Operating system
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 24.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit)
- macOS 11.0
- macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)
- CPU
- Supports AVX2
- [PassMark single thread performance](https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html) rating near or greater than 2000
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 24.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit)
- macOS 11.0
- macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)
- CPU
- Supports AVX2
- [PassMark single thread performance](https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html) rating near or greater than 2600
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You should be greeted with the game properties window. Next up click the verify button under the disc track list.

If it returns a green checkmark (✅) then your game dumps are working just fine, otherwise if it returns a red cross (❌) then your dumps are corrupted and you will have to redump your game. You can checkout [the gathering files page](../setup/gather.md#dumping-ps2-discs-via-imgburn) for the instructions on how to do so.
If it returns a green checkmark (✅) then your game dumps are working just fine, otherwise if it returns a red cross (❌) then your dumps are corrupted and you will have to redump your game. You can checkout [the gathering files page](../setup/dumping.md#dumping-ps2-discs-via-imgburn) for the instructions on how to do so.

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