How can I add a game to Emulationstation?

mitu

@TCM If that flatpak package doesn't install on the Raspberry Pi OS version used by RetroPie, then no.

TCM

@mitu these are the steps to install flatpak:

https://flatpak.org/setup/Raspberry Pi OS

I have done these steps, but the problem shows up in this command:

flatpak install flathub io.github.santiagocezar.maniatic-launcher

(from this site: https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.github.santiagocezar.maniatic-launcher)

mitu

@TCM said in How can I add a game to Emulationstation?:

I have done these steps, but the problem shows up in this command:

What is the actual error you get when you're trying to install the package ?

TCM

@mitu After having done the first two steps and then restarting, when I type this command: flatpak install flathub io.github.santiagocezar.maniatic-launcher

I get this :

error: Nothing matches io.github.santiagocezar.maniatic-launcher in remote flathub

mitu

What version of RetroPie are you using ?

TCM

@mitu I think 4.8 (on Raspberry Pi 4). How can I check to be sure?

P.S. If I write ''sudo apt install'' it says ''0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 84 not upgraded''. Should I upgrade anything?

mitu

@TCM said in How can I add a game to Emulationstation?:

I think 4.8 (on Raspberry Pi 4). How can I check to be sure?

The version is shown in the RetroPie-Setup starting screen - see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/.

TCM

@mitu 4.8.2 64 Raspbian OS/linux buster

mitu

@TCM Did you update the flatpak package list after adding the Flathub repo and before trying to install the package ?

flatpak update

EDIT: just to check - your RaspiOS installation is 64bit or 32bit ?

TCM

@mitu i'm pretty sure it is 64 bit

edit: aarch64

mitu

@TCM This is another difference between the 2 installations - looking at forum posts on the Flathub repo, 32 bit ARM packages are no longer published, so that's why the package cannot be installed on RetroPie's image, since it's 32 bit ARM, while your Raspi OS (Desktop) installation is 64 bit.

Ref:

TCM

@mitu Since it is (from what I've seen) 64bit, I don't have that problem, right?

mitu

@TCM RetroPie image is 32 bit, there was no 64bit official RaspiOS Buster available when 4.8 was released.

TCM

@mitu Oh that sux. So I can only play the game from Raspbian/Raspberry OS and not through Retropie OS?

mitu

@TCM said in How can I add a game to Emulationstation?:

So I can only play the game from Raspbian/Raspberry OS and not through Retropie OS?

Using flatpak, yes. But since flatpak is just a runtime container, the game doesn't depend on it and there should be a method to install it natively on RaspiOS without the need for flatpak.