Retropie on a Laptop with Xubuntu. Want to try it without the Xubuntu UI...

netux

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!

BuZz

@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/

netux

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

meleu

@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.

netux

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?

BuZz

@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).

netux

Got it, that's what I needed to know. Thank you very much for the help!