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    Is possible to install retropie like an OS on my laptop?

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      Tackskull
      last edited by

      Hi there, I know retropie is not just a program, but is a real operative system, and like it happen on the raspberry, I would like to install retropiie like an operative system, without passing through Linux.

      How can I do it?

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @Tackskull
        last edited by herb_fargus

        @Tackskull retropie is not an operating system, its just a bunch of Debian based packages mashed together, actually it's not even that, it's an install script to mash a bunch of Debian packages together, so short of going the lakka route and doing a buildroot thing you're pretty constrained to build on top of a Debian based OS

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • wmarcioW
          wmarcio
          last edited by wmarcio

          U can install a Linux Lubuntu (Light Ubuntu) and after update, you have to install Retropie.
          On Retropie documentation have instructions how to do that.

          Here, i make the job for you https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/

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            Tackskull
            last edited by

            Actually I am using Linux Mint to run retropie. So you think using Lubuntu would be better? My pc is not that bad

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            • herb_fargusH
              herb_fargus administrators @Tackskull
              last edited by

              @Tackskull I'm running Linux mint and it works fine

              If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

              Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              • wmarcioW
                wmarcio @Tackskull
                last edited by wmarcio

                @Tackskull nope, mint is OK, but for me, very most things on mint i dont use, i need a basic graphical linux.
                My PC for retropie is a Dell 3020m Intel Core i5-4590T 2.0GHz, with 16gb of RAM and a 1Tb hdd.

                That model:
                https://betanews.com/2014/10/28/dell-optiplex-3020-micro-a-business-pc-thats-small-enough-to-fit-anywhere-review/

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