I want Raspbian and Retropie; how do I get both?

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How do I install Retropie on a Raspberry Pi that already has Raspbian installed?

At the very worst I can use BerryBoot if I need another OS.

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 07 '18 at 19:46

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You can just run the RetroPie setup script and it will install all the dependencies for you.

Or can use berryboot to have a completely separate partition on your SD card.

Or you can just get another SD card and dedicate it to RetroPie.

edited Apr 07 '18 at 19:46

Stevoisiak

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answered Mar 31 '14 at 08:08

rob

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 03 '15 at 02:00

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install rasbian first then log on the desktop using startx and then install retro pi via the desktop consol using this method http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/07/22/retropie-setup-an-initialization-script-for-retroarch-on-the-raspberry-pi/.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 11 '15 at 13:38

I would suggest the RetroPie setup script. I tried berry boot but had problems accessing the necessary files to modify the config and copy over roms. It also seemed a little slow, but that might have just been me.

Although it can take a while for the setup script to completely run, I'd suggest going that route.

I want Raspbian and Retropie; how do I get both?

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