Recommended Linux distros
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General use focused
These Linux distributions offer a complete Desktop experience with a large user base. guide to setup/download emulators
| Name | Architecture | Latest Version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | x86 | 23.04 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raspberry Pi OS | ARM, x86 | Download | ✓ | ✓ |
Wide range of platforms focused
These Linux distributions provide system development environment experiences on a wide range of platforms, including different hardware architectures.
| Name | Architecture | Latest Version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 SDE | Alpha ARM HPPA (incl. HPPA64) IA64 MIPS PowerPC (incl. PowerPC-64) SPARC (incl. SPARC64) SuperH x86 (incl. x86-64) and theoretically any GCC/Linux supported one. |
8.0 | ✓ | ✓ |
Emulation focused
These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems.
| Name | Architecture | Frontend | Latest Version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batocera.linux | ARM, x86 | EmulationStation fork | 38 | ✓ | ✓ |
| ChimeraOS | x86 | Steam Big Picture | 28 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lakka | ARM, x86 | RetroArch | 5.0 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recalbox | ARM, x86 | EmulationStation | 9.1-Pulstar | ✓ | ✓ |
| RetroPie | ARM | EmulationStation fork | 4.8 | ✓ | ✓ |
| SteamOS 3 | x86 | Steam Big Picture | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
