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| 2024-04-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lakka 5.0 |
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Tomáš Kelemen has announced the release of Lakka 5.0, a major new version of the project's lightweight Linux distribution with a goal of transforming a small computer into a full-blown retro-gaming console. This release updates the distribution's build system to LibreELEC 11.0 and adds support to Raspberry Pi 5 devices: "We are happy to announce a new and updated version of Lakka. Changes since version 4.3: based on the LibreELEC 11.0 build system; RetroArch updated to 1.17.0; cores updated to their most recent versions; new cores added including dirksimple - Dragon's Lair player, DOSBox, ep128emu, geolith, jaxe, numero, thepowdertoy - The Powder Toy, vice_xpet - Commodore PET, vircon32 - virtual game console inspired by 16/32-bit systems, vitaquake2 - Quake II; Mesa updated to 24.0.4; updated Linux kernel to mainline 6.1.84, Raspberry Pi 6.1.77, amlogic 6.1.38; added images for Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 in Retroflag GPI Case 2W, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 in Retroflag GPI Case 2, Generic PC - support for NVIDIA GPUs (using proprietary NVIDIA driver, separate image), OrangePi Zero2, OrangePi 3 LTS, BananaPi CM4, BananaPi M2 Pro, BananaPi M2S, BananaPi M5, Radxa Zero, Radxa Zero2, WeTek Core, WeTek Hub...." See the release announcement for further information. As mentioned above, Lakka 5.0 is available for a large variety of popular hardware platforms; here is a quick link to the "Generic" variant: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-5.0.img.gz (1,247MB, SHA256). |
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| Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. The distribution is based on LibreELEC and runs the RetroArch console emulator. Lakka is capable of running on a variety of hardware, including personal computers, Raspberry Pi boards and WeTek Play devices.
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| 2023-01-18 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 4.3 |
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Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. The distribution is based on LibreELEC and runs the RetroArch console emulator. The project's latest release is Lakka 4.3 which updates RetroArch to 1.14.0 and adds support for the Orange Pi 4 platform. "New version of Lakka has been released! We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka. Release summary - changes since version 4.2: RetroArch updated to 1.14.0. Cores updated to their most recent versions: fake-08 added new libretro core (Pico-8); mojozork: added new libretro core (Z-Machine); puae2021 added new libretro core (Amiga, less demanding version of the core). Mesa updated to 22.1.7. Added image for Orange Pi 4 LTS (Rockchip RK3399). Added support for more Nintendo Switch variants (Hekate 6.0.1+ is required, on Nintento Switch Lite use touchscreen to change the default input device: Settings - Input - Port 1 Controls - Device Index - top most item)." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-4.3.img.gz (1,105MB). |
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| 2022-03-20 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 4.0 |
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Tomáš Kelemen has announced the release of Lakka 4.0, a major update of the project's lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full-blown retro-gaming console. This new release updates the distribution's build system to LibreELEC 10.0.2: "We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka. Changes since version 3.7: build system based on LibreELEC 10.0.2; RetroArch updated to 1.10.1; cores updated to their most recent versions; superbroswar - added new libretro core; sameduck - added new libretro core; Mesa updated to 22.0.0; mainline Linux kernel updated to 5.10.103 (PC, Amlogic, Allwinner, NXP); Raspberry Pi Linux kernel updated to 5.10.95; most arm devices switched to Aarch64; Rockchip RK3288, RK3328 and RK3399 switched to mainline Linux kernel 5.10.76; added support for additional Allwinner and Amlogic devices; Nintendo Switch - complete rewrite of the port with many fixes and enhancements; Tinkerboard and MiQi now use common system RK3288 (hence the change of the image names); dropped support for RPi4.arm. This is our first release with the updated build system." See the release announcement for a full list of changes and known issues. As usual, Lakka 4.0 is available for a variety of popular hardware platforms; here is the link to download the "Generic" variant: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-4.0.img.gz (699MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-11-14 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 3.6 |
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Tomáš Kelemen has announced the release of Lakka 3.6, the latest stable version of the project's lightweight Linux distribution that intends to transform various popular computing devices into full-blown game consoles. From the release announcement: "We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka. Changes since version 3.5.2: RetroArch updated to 1.9.13.2; option to control the menu by all users is back; new option for automatic frame delay (accessible via Settings, Latency and also via Quick Menu - Advanced Settings must be enabled to access this option); cores updated to their most recent versions; beetle-fce - added new libretro core (exists besides beetle-fce-fast); ecwolf - added new libretro core; fbneo - added highscore.dat to RetroArch system folder; mame2003-plus - added artwork, cheat.dat and history.dat to RetroArch system folder; scummvm - added engine files, themes, soundfont and basic scummvm.ini file to RetroArch system folder; Mesa updated to 21.2.5; mainline kernel updated to 5.10.78; Raspberry kernel/firmware updated to 1.20211029; fixed issue with older Intel GPUs...." Lakka 3.6 is available for a number of popular hardware platforms; here is a quick link to download the "Generic" variant: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-3.6.img.gz (612MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-09-06 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 3.4 |
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Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. The project's latest release is Lakka 3.4 and it updates RetroArch support, the Mesa package, DOS support and popular console support. "New version of Lakka has been released! We are happy to announce new and updated version of Lakka. Changes since version 3.3: RetroArch updated from 1.9.7 to 1.9.9; added core option categories; updated translations; general stability improvements to enhance the user experience. Cores updated to their most recent versions: new core: upstream Duckstation core (Sony Playstation); new core: PCSX2 (Sony Playstation 2), available only on 64-bit PC; new core: DOSBOX-pure (DOS); fixed Play! (Sony Playstation 2) and available on more platforms; fixed Vulkan support in PPSSPP (Sony Playstation Portable); Mesa updated to 21.2.1; Fixed display of CJK characters." Further information can be found in the release announcement. Lakka supports multiple hardware platforms, including many ARM boards, generic x86 computers and the Nintendo Switch. Download: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-3.4.img.gz (581MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-05-22 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 3.0 |
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Tomáš Kelemen has announced the release of Lakka 3.0, a major new release of the project's LibreELEC-based lightweight Linux distribution with the goal of turning a small computer into a full-blown game console. This release is based on LibreELEC 9.2: "It has been over a year since our latest release, therefore there are many changes in this update. During this time we were working hard to bring you the new and updated Lakka. As usual the release includes the latest RetroArch version at the time, which is currently 1.9.3, as well as updates to all the supported cores to the most recent versions, even some new cores were added. This time we recommend doing a clean install to avoid any incompatibility issues, as significant changes to the underlaying operating system and RetroArch were made. The size of the boot partition was increased to 2 GB, which is not compatible with previous installations. Highlights of this release include: operating system based on LibreELEC 9.2 build system; Vulkan API enabled for AMD and Intel GPUs (Generic) and for Raspberry Pi 4; support for joycons...." Read the detailed release announcement for a complete changelog. Download: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-3.0.img.gz (551MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi.arm-3.0.img.gz (348MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi2.arm-3.0.img.gz (431MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi2.RPi4.arm-3.0.img.gz (384MB, SHA256). |
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| 2020-01-23 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 2.3.2 |
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The Lakka development team has announced the release of Lakka 2.3.2, a lightweight Linux distribution (based on LibreELEC) which promises to transform a small computer into a full-blown game console. The new release comes with an updated RetroArch user interface: "The Lakka team wishes everyone a happy new year as it welcomes 2020 with a new update and a new tier-based releases system. This new Lakka update, version 2.3.2, contains RetroArch 1.8.4 (was 1.7.2), some new cores and a handful of core updates. This new version of RetroArch adds some welcome features - the most interesting is the manual content scanner. You read it right - no database is required any more to build your playlists. Whether it's because the database is missing or your platform has little memory to handle big scans, you now have the choice to do a manual scan to build playlists on your Lakka box. This new scanning method simply takes all files ending with a known extension in a folder and adds them to the playlist for that system." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. At present, the new Lakka release is available for generic x86_64 computers and Raspberry Pi boards. Download links: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-2.3.2.img.gz (442MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi.arm-2.3.2.img.gz (324MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi2.arm-2.3.2.img.gz (376MB, SHA256), Lakka-RPi2.RPi4.arm-2.3.2.img.gz (384MB, SHA256). |
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| 2019-09-21 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 2.3.1 |
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Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. The distribution is based on LibreELEC and runs the RetroArch console emulator. The project has published a new version, Lakka 2.3.1, which supports running on the Raspberry Pi 4 computer as well as the ROCKPro64 board. Perhaps the most impressive new feature is real-time translation of text: "One of the flagship features of RetroArch 1.7.8 is the AI Project. This unique and never-seen before feature allows you to translate your games on the fly, in real-time as you play. Once setup on your Lakka box, you will be able to press the AI hotkey to have the system scan the screen for any foreign language text. Once recognized, the text is translated and restitued back to you depending on the current mode: Speech mode: the translated text is read back to you using text to speech. As the game isn't interrupted in this mode, that allows you to have the game dialogues read to you in your language as if someone was sitting next to you, translating the game in real time. Image mode (on the picture): the original text is replaced by the translated text onscreen, while the game is paused to give you time to read." Further details on the new version can be found in the release announcement. Download: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-2.3.1.img.gz (424MB). |
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| 2017-11-28 |
Distribution Release: Lakka 2.1 |
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Lakka is a minimal Linux distribution which turns a computer into a gaming console. The distribution is based on LibreELEC and runs the RetroArch console emulator. The Lakka project has released a new version, Lakka 2.1, which features an updated Linux kernel, Samba 4 support and RetroArch 1.6.9. "After six months of intense development and bug fixes, the team is proud to announce the stable release of Lakka 2.1. This release is a huge step forward in many aspects: UI, emulator cores, and supported hardware. Change log: merged LibreELEC 8.2 stable; Linux kernel updates for PC, RPi and more; new WiFi drivers and fixes; Samba 4; RPi firmware updates; switch back to OpenSSL; RetroArch updated to 1.6.9; updated core to latest upstream versions; updated shaders (much improved compatibility with some graphic cards); completely new game engine - ChaiLove...." See the full release announcement for more information. People who are already running Lakka 2.0 can upgrade by placing the 2.1 image file into their system's Update directory and rebooting the computer. Lakka is available for many types of computers, including x86 PCs, Raspberry Pis, WeTek boxes and Odroid. Download: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-2.1.img.gz (321MB, SHA256). |
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