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    Should i get Debian x64 ?

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    • CrushC
      Crush
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      I followed the guide from here to install Retropie on an old laptop.
      I got the idea that you need the x86 version of Debian, but i notice you can't install the emulators like Dolphin on the x86 version so do i actually need to build it on Debian x64 then?
      Or are the x64 cores just not available?

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      • YFZdudeY
        YFZdude @Crush
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        @crush
        Dolphin does require a 64-bit operating system. To fix that you need to reinstall using the x86-64 or amd64 version of the installer or image.

        When any documentation here mentions x86 it is simply using it as a term to indicate PC/Laptop hardware as opposed to ARM based hardware.

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        • CrushC
          Crush @YFZdude
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          @yfzdude said in Should i get Debian x64 ?:

          @crush
          Dolphin does require a 64-bit operating system. To fix that you need to reinstall using the x86-64 or amd64 version of the installer or image.

          When any documentation here mentions x86 it is simply using it as a term to indicate PC/Laptop hardware as opposed to ARM based hardware.

          Ok thanks, i had misunderstood then, and you're right, it works fine now on the x64 distribution.

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