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'''Distro-agnostic packages''' are application portability solutions in Linux.
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== Legend ==
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!width="60%"|Legend
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|style="background:limegreen;"|Works ; Games that work 100% or have few/very minor issues, like stuttering audio, or other things that don't affect gameplay.
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|style="background:orange;"|Partially works ; Games that mostly work but with more serious but playable bugs, or random lockups (random doesn't mean lock up every time at the same spot in the game).
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|style="background:salmon;"|Doesn't Work ; Games that do not load and have major problems and/or are unplayable, or have consistent lock ups.
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There are thousands of different distributions of Linux, and many of these use different package systems to manage application installation. Some popular ones are .deb format used by Debian, Ubuntu and its variants, and there is also RPM format used by [[Emulation on Fedora|Fedora]], RedHat, and many others.
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== Game list ==
Packages of game console and computer emulators exist for popular Linux distros, usually available from the official software repositories of the distribution, but they are usually very old compared to the upstream versions. In addition, these packages are typically made only for one single version of the distribution, and due to dependency problems these can not be used in other distros.
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{{snes9xtbl}}
There are at least three new package formats that are aiming to bring application portability to the Linux ecosystem. Packages using these formats are quite huge in file size due to bundling all dependencies in it, but they can run in any popular Linux distros.
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{{RFE2|007 - The World Is Not Enough (U)|yes|note = '''Full Speed with rare dips.''' Good Audio. '''Playable.'''|version = RIN Rewind Mod}}
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{{RFE2|007 - The World Is Not Enough (E)|partial|note = First run, but can i see except glitchy skyboxs there and saving works good, some audio has little noise and veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery stuttering.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Battle Arena Toshinden (U)|partial|note = SGB palette colors are loads good, the low quality sound still playing sometimes?.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Bomb Jack (U)|partial|note = never since plays but progress tiles are visible every time after title.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|BomberBoy|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman Collection (U)|no|note = I get thrown out to the Title screen after choosing a Game. '''Unplayable.'''|version = Non-Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman GB (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman GB 2 (J)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman GB 3 (J)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman Max - Blue Champion (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman Max - Red Challenger (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Bomberman Quest (U)|partial|note = since run, but can see except bomberman sprites and skyboxs are too high.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Bubble Bobble (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Classic Bubble Bobble (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Dr. Mario (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Driver (U)|yes|note = Works is able to save|?}}
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{{RFE2|F-1 Race (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Galaga & Galaxian (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Game & Watch Gallery (U)|yes|note = '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Very Playable.'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Game & Watch Gallery 2 (U)|yes|note = '''All Games.''' '''Very Playable.'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Game & Watch Gallery 3 (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Game Boy Gallery (J)|yes|note = works fine|?}}
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{{RFE2|Game Boy Controller Kensa Cartridge|yes|note = '''Very Playable'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Gameboy Camera (U)|no|note = '''White screen.''' Unsupported Pocket Camera Mapper. '''Unplayable.'''|version = Non-Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Gameboy Color Promotional Demo (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (U)|yes|note = Works|?}}
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{{RFE2|James Bond 007 (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Mr. Do (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Mr. Driller (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Ms. Pac-Man (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Ms. Pac-Man SCE (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Namco Gallery 1 (J)|partial|note = never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Namco Gallery 2 (J)|partial|note = never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Namco Gallery 3 (J)|partial|note = never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|NES Conversion|yes|note = Works.|?}}
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{{RFE2|Pac-Attack (U)|yes|note = '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Very Playable.'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Pac-In-Time (U)|partial|note = I played the first level. '''I noticed some screen has white warpers on the black warpers.''' '''Full Speed with rare dips during the intro.''' Good Audio. '''Playable.'''|version = RIN Rewind Mod}}
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{{RFE2|Pac-Man (U)|yes|note = I played the first Stage. '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Very Playable.'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Pac-Man SCE (U)|partial|note = '''Pac-Man:''' I played the first Stage. '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Very Playable.''' '''Pac-Attack:''' '''Full Speed with rare dips.''' The Audio has some noise and stuttering. '''Working.'''|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Pocket Monsters Blue|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Pocket Monsters Red|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Pocket Monsters Yellow|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Pokemon Blue (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Pokemon Red (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Pokemon Yellow (U)|yes|note = |?}}
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{{RFE2|Puzzle Bobble 4 (J)|partial|note = very slow|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Rayman (U)|yes|note = '''Very Playable.'''|version = RIN Rewind Mod}}
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{{RFE2|Rayman 2 (U)|yes|note = '''Very Playable.'''|version = RIN Rewind Mod}}
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{{RFE2|Shantae (U)|partial|note = Glitched up Title Screen. I played the first level. '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Playable.'''|version = RIN Rewind Mod}}
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{{RFE2|Simpsons GBC|partial|note = never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard.|version = Partially Playable}}
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{{RFE2|Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (U)|yes|note = Works is able to save|?}}
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{{RFE2|Super Mario Land 1 (U)|yes|note = I played the first level. '''Full Speed.''' Good Audio. '''Very Playable.'''|?}}
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{{RFE2|Super Mario Land 2 (U)|yes|note = Works is able to save|?}}
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{{RFE2|The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening (U)|yes|note = Works is able to save|?}}
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{{RFE2|The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX (U)|yes|note = Works is able to save|?}}
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{{RFE2|X (J)|partial|note = starts up and looks well but very slow|version = unknown}}
  
==Flatpak==
 
Flatpak (formerly xdg-app) is a distro-agnostic application framework. It is a decentralized system and has no central package repository. Instead, the user must manually add the repository's URL to the system before packages can be installed, like in [[Emulation on Ubuntu|Ubuntu's PPA]].
 
  
[https://flathub.org/ Flathub], probably the biggest Flatpak repository, has the following emulators:
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[[Category:Compatibility lists]]
*[[RetroArch]] ([https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-with-flatpak/ Official Announcement])
 
*[[Dolphin]]
 
*[[DOSBox]]
 
*[[mGBA]]
 
*[[Nestopia]]
 
*[[PPSSPP]]
 
*[[Snes9x]]
 
 
 
==Snappy==
 
Snappy, also called 'snaps' or just 'snap', is a distro-agnostic application framework made by Canonical, the Ubuntu devs. Unlike other formats, it is a centralized system and has [https://uappexplorer.com/snaps the official repository] to download the packages from.
 
 
 
Snappy has the following emulators:
 
*[https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/retroarch RetroArch] ([https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-snap-packages-now-available/ Official Announcement])
 
*[[Hatari]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/hatari-emulator]
 
*[[DOSBox]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/dosbox-jz]
 
*[[FS-UAE]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/fsuae]
 
*[[Atari800]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/atari800-jz]
 
*[[VICE]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/vice-jz]
 
*[[ScummVM]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/scummvm]
 
*[[Virtual Jaguar]] [https://uappexplorer.com/snap/ubuntu/virtualjaguar-jz]
 
 
 
==AppImage==
 
AppImage is a package format that allows software distribution without a superuser permission. Unlike the other two, AppImage does not have a system to find, download, install and uninstall the packages. Instead, it works like Microsoft Windows exe files with no DLL requirements.
 
The user must give the 'execuable' permission to the AppImage package (chmod +x ./appname.AppImage) but this is the only requirement.
 
 
 
Unfortunately, emulator adaption is very poor compared to other two systems. [[RPCS3]] is the most notable emulator to officially adapt this format, but aside of [https://forums.libretro.com/t/linux-retroarch-runtime-for-every-modern-distro-with-appimage/4965 unofficial build of RetroArch] and [https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-dolphin-as-appimage-on-linux Dolphin] (both are outdated compared to upstream releases) no other emulators are known to available in this format.
 
 
 
List of AppImage packages can be found in [https://appimage.github.io/apps/ AppImageHub], but as of December 11, 2017, this site does not list RPCS3 or any other emulators in it.
 
 
 
[[Category:FAQs]]
 

Revision as of 05:05, 22 July 2021

Legend

Legend
Works ; Games that work 100% or have few/very minor issues, like stuttering audio, or other things that don't affect gameplay.
Partially works ; Games that mostly work but with more serious but playable bugs, or random lockups (random doesn't mean lock up every time at the same spot in the game).
Doesn't Work ; Games that do not load and have major problems and/or are unplayable, or have consistent lock ups.

Game list

Game Name Notes Version
007 - The World Is Not Enough (U) Full Speed with rare dips. Good Audio. Playable. RIN Rewind Mod
007 - The World Is Not Enough (E) First run, but can i see except glitchy skyboxs there and saving works good, some audio has little noise and veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery stuttering. Partially Playable
Battle Arena Toshinden (U) SGB palette colors are loads good, the low quality sound still playing sometimes?. Partially Playable
Bomb Jack (U) never since plays but progress tiles are visible every time after title. Partially Playable
BomberBoy
Bomberman Collection (U) I get thrown out to the Title screen after choosing a Game. Unplayable. Non-Playable
Bomberman GB (U)
Bomberman GB 2 (J)
Bomberman GB 3 (J)
Bomberman Max - Blue Champion (U)
Bomberman Max - Red Challenger (U)
Bomberman Quest (U) since run, but can see except bomberman sprites and skyboxs are too high. Partially Playable
Bubble Bobble (U)
Classic Bubble Bobble (U)
Dr. Mario (U)
Driver (U) Works is able to save
F-1 Race (U)
Galaga & Galaxian (U)
Game & Watch Gallery (U) Full Speed. Good Audio. Very Playable.
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (U) All Games. Very Playable.
Game & Watch Gallery 3 (U)
Game Boy Gallery (J) works fine
Game Boy Controller Kensa Cartridge Very Playable
Gameboy Camera (U) White screen. Unsupported Pocket Camera Mapper. Unplayable. Non-Playable
Gameboy Color Promotional Demo (U)
Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (U) Works
James Bond 007 (U)
Mr. Do (U)
Mr. Driller (U)
Ms. Pac-Man (U)
Ms. Pac-Man SCE (U)
Namco Gallery 1 (J) never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard. Partially Playable
Namco Gallery 2 (J) never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard. Partially Playable
Namco Gallery 3 (J) never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard. Partially Playable
NES Conversion Works.
Pac-Attack (U) Full Speed. Good Audio. Very Playable.
Pac-In-Time (U) I played the first level. I noticed some screen has white warpers on the black warpers. Full Speed with rare dips during the intro. Good Audio. Playable. RIN Rewind Mod
Pac-Man (U) I played the first Stage. Full Speed. Good Audio. Very Playable.
Pac-Man SCE (U) Pac-Man: I played the first Stage. Full Speed. Good Audio. Very Playable. Pac-Attack: Full Speed with rare dips. The Audio has some noise and stuttering. Working. Partially Playable
Pocket Monsters Blue
Pocket Monsters Red
Pocket Monsters Yellow
Pokemon Blue (U)
Pokemon Red (U)
Pokemon Yellow (U)
Puzzle Bobble 4 (J) very slow Partially Playable
Rayman (U) Very Playable. RIN Rewind Mod
Rayman 2 (U) Very Playable. RIN Rewind Mod
Shantae (U) Glitched up Title Screen. I played the first level. Full Speed. Good Audio. Playable. RIN Rewind Mod
Simpsons GBC never plays, but important tiles are missing makes difficult to hard. Partially Playable
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (U) Works is able to save
Super Mario Land 1 (U) I played the first level. Full Speed. Good Audio. Very Playable.
Super Mario Land 2 (U) Works is able to save
The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening (U) Works is able to save
The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX (U) Works is able to save
X (J) starts up and looks well but very slow unknown