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Linux distro designed for emulation? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/linux_gaming

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I have a laptop that I want to turn into a dedicated retro console and arcade emulation rig. I know there are things like RetroPie for raspi, are there any similar flavors for amd64? I'm basically looking for a similar "one stop shop" UI experience.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh my friend, let me introduce you to Batocera

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and libretro. It's built on LibreELEC.

https://lakka.tv/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

As far as I know RetroPie also has x64 images.

[–] GustavoM 6 points 1 month ago

It could be (pretty much) any distro you want -- considering scripts like armbian-gaming exists and can give you a "one stop shop" experience.

Why running scripts like these instead of downloading the "real thing"? When you have "obscure"/unsupported sbcs and you need to "make your own" version of it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

What about Bazzite? It comes with tons of stuff for gaming out of the box including tools to install and manage emulators and roms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Recalbox is an option