GMAMEUI is a front-end program that helps you run MAME on non-Windows platforms, allowing you to run your arcade games quickly and easily.
To install from source, you will need the following packages:
autotools-dev, zlib1g-dev, libexpat1-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, libglade2-dev, intltool, libarchive-dev, libvte-dev, libzip-dev, libgtkimageview-dev
Then:
git clone https://github.com/sergiomb2/gmameui.git gmameui
cd gmameui/
autoreconf -fiv
intltoolize
./configure
make
make install # as root