Lakka-LibreELEC
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. (by libretro)
ludo
A libretro frontend written in golang (by libretro)
| Lakka-LibreELEC | ludo | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | 21 | |
| 1,657 | 573 | |
| 1.9% | 0.2% | |
| 9.7 | 6.6 | |
| 6 days ago | about 1 month ago | |
| Makefile | Go | |
| - | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Lakka-LibreELEC
Posts with mentions or reviews of Lakka-LibreELEC.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-08.
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Updating cores
Lakka I believe formats its SD/Main Drive as a Linux filesystem that cannot be accessed easily from a non-Linux device. More info here: https://github.com/libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC/wiki/Accessing-Lakka-filesystem Note: Samba and FTP allow you to wirelessly move files like BIOS files (which go in the storage/system folder as it appears when connected via Samba or FTP, btw) to your Lakka system, and I recommend these methods.
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Turning my Framework laptop into a tiny desktop
I have an idea for you:
https://www.lakka.tv/
Endless hours of nostalgic fun, especially if you invite a colleague from the same generation.
- Building a Linux arcade machine
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Streaming/Gaming Client OS?
If you're looking for retro, I'd recommend Lakka OS. I've used it in the past, the only real issue was trying to get to the BIOS/formatting the drive (but I was using a Laptop with fastboot enabled).
- Is there a launcher like emudeck but for Desktop PCs?
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Imac mid 2011
Plenty of uses! Install a modern MacOS with Open Core Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html). Install Lakka and turn it into a retro gaming device (https://www.lakka.tv). Etc etc. Your model has a Thunderbolt connection so you can get an Thunderbolt enclosure + SSD and install the OS there. It’ll be a lot faster than the internal HDD. Of course you can swap the internal drive but with iMacs it’s always a hassle.
- No wifi or bluetooth on Laptop running lakka. Worked previously on windows 10. Any ideas on how to get drivers?
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Computer Noob here, Found a old HP Thin client, model: T5565 (that I was hoping to use as a retro emulating machine) but when I boot it up i get the following image
Check out https://www.lakka.tv/ is an OS designed for retro gaming on low powered devices like thin client PC's and rasberry Pi's etc.
- Looking for solid cocktail table front end for odroid n2
- Console retro gaming
ludo
Posts with mentions or reviews of ludo.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-08.
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ChimeraOS: Instantly turn any PC into a gaming console
A similar project is Ludo [1] which is part of the libretro family. More for emulation but really a clean UI (it actually has screenshots)
[1]: https://ludo.libretro.com/#about
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Building a Linux arcade machine
Linux Mint is fine. You'll want to modify it to start using something lighter than Cinnamon (I suggest OpenBox); 4GB of RAM means that KDE and GNOME/Cinnamon are not going to be fun, and as you're using it for arcade games, you don't need much more than a launcher for Steam/RetroArch/EmulationStation/Ludo/Lutris/etc.
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Why RetroArch?
Have a look at https://ludo.libretro.com/ if you can't work out RA.
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Libretro or Retroarch?
Ludo is better than both.
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Gaming Console Recommendations
MULTI EMULATORS (basically one program that handles a bunch of consoles) I would advise you to avoid frontend or multi emulators like mame or retroarch, because they could be intimidating if you start in this area to start with a frontend multi emulator, I recommend this one witch is beginner friendly and have a good documentation ludo emulator
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I'm coding an GameBoy emulator in Godot. I'm not quite sure why, I thought it'd be a fun side project lmao. The CPU is fully implemented, so now it's onto actually displaying stuff. Wish me luck!
There's a spin-off of Retroarch that I think is way better called Ludo. It's basically a less confusing version of Retroarch with a really clean UI!
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How to play retro games under Ubuntu 20 LTS. I used to play games from retrospec but now I don’t know what to do to make them work. It’s quite an easy question I’m sorry.
did you try retroarch? if you want something simpler, give ludo a try. It's from the same team, but made simpler. https://ludo.libretro.com/
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He’s doing it right. What GBA emulator do y’all use?
I highly recommend Ludo, it's like Retroarch but much easier to use and automatically chooses the best emulator for each system. Just put in your roms folder and it'll automatically split them by console, then just choose and play.
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RetroArch 1.9.14 released
You just want Ludo. Go use it.
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RetroArch 1.9.13 released!
[You might like Ludo](https://ludo.libretro.com/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Lakka-LibreELEC and ludo you can also consider the following projects:
batocera.linux - batocera.linux
RetroArch - Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3.
EmuELEC - EmuELEC, retro emulation for Amlogic devices. Based on CoreELEC. https://emuelec.org or join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jQWCFwTn5T
duckstation - Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64
LibreELEC.tv - Just enough OS for KODI
LWJGL - LWJGL is a Java library that enables cross-platform access to popular native APIs useful in the development of graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, bgfx), audio (OpenAL, Opus), parallel computing (OpenCL, CUDA) and XR (OpenVR, LibOVR, OpenXR) applications.
OpenEmu - 🕹 Retro video game emulation for macOS
arkos - Another rockchip Operating System
nimgl - NimGL is a Nim library that offers bindings for popular libraries used in computer graphics
351ELEC - Handheld firmware optimized for the Anbernic RG351P/M/V devices.
bintris - Binary Tetris