Lakka 4.3 releases: Linux distribution for gaming consoles

by Nam Phong · January 23, 2020

Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full-blown emulation console.

Powerful – Built on top of the famous RetroArch emulator, Lakka is able to emulate a large range of hardware and has some useful features such as Braid-like rewinding, joypad hotplug and video streaming.
User-friendly – Lakka is easy to setup and use. Once installed to your SD card, you just have to put your rom on the card, plug your joypad and enjoy your favorite old games.
Low cost – The hardware required to run Lakka cost only $35. We also support PS3 and XBox360 controllers so you don’t have to buy new ones. The power can be supplied by any micro USB adapter like the one of your smartphone.
Open source – Our code is free as in freedom and hosted on Github. We accept external contributions, and we do our best to integrate our own patches into upstream projects.

Lakka 4.3 releases, which has made significant improvements in the UI, emulator kernel, and supported hardware. The main update:

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)
Updated Linux kernel
- mainline: 5.10.123
- raspberry: 5.10.110
- amlogic: 5.11.22

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