Retropie on a Laptop with Xubuntu. Want to try it without the Xubuntu UI...
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I would like to achieve something like the RPi version which start on console and goes straight to Emulationstation as I just use this laptop for Retropie, I don't need the hassle of having a UI in the background.
@BuZz Do I just need to uninstall the xubuntu-desktop package and run emulationstation? I'm not sure if the X server needs to be running in order to emulationstation and the emulators to work. How did you achieve this on the RPi?
Hope you can help. Thank you!
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@netux Do not tag me directly when asking for help - we have >8000 users here. Imagine if everyone did that. I do not exist just to sit here answering questions (although it feels like it sometimes).
Also
Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
and please read the documentation.
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroPie-Ubuntu-16.04-LTS-x86-Flavor/
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Ok, I apologize for tagging you directly.
I already checked the forum rules and read the documentation and there is no real answer for my question. For this reason I created this post.
Retropie already starts automatically for me when booting the laptop, however I don't really need the Xubuntu UI and I'm looking for a way to get rid of it and use the console instead just like it does in the RPi.
I just need to know if having a X server is required or not for emulationstation and the emulators.
Thank you
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@netux said in Retropie on a Laptop with Xubuntu. Want to try it without the Xubuntu UI...:
I just need to know if having a X server is required or not for emulationstation and the emulators.
Yes, X server is required to run emulationstation and the emulators in the x86 flavor of RetroPie.
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Ok, thanks. So how is it possible to run it on the RPi without the X server running? Is this because of the difference on the architecture?
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@netux Because RPI can do GLES directly on the framebuffer, and SDL1/SDL2 apps can support this (or RPI native apps using the RPI DISPMANX api).
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Got it, that's what I needed to know. Thank you very much for the help!
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