L4T Ubuntu - A fully featured linux on your switch

evil_santa · Sep 26, 2022

hekatf is going to be awesome. and Android/Linux on the OLED even more so.
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WenceKun · Oct 9, 2022

nelson2236 said:
Como puedo instalar obs studio

He's asking how/if he can install OBS Studio on L4T Ubuntu.

Although I don't really see the point, I don't think Switch is powerful enough to do anything interesting on OBS.

Quattro74 · Oct 25, 2022

Tried to run the bash command to install the L4T-Megascript. Got a 404 error? Anyway, I dont need the whole script. Maybe just cut/paste the parts I need in seperate .sh files? Will that work using gedit?

evil_santa · Oct 25, 2022

Quattro74 said:
Tried to run the bash command to install the L4T-Megascript. Got a 404 error? Anyway, I dont need the whole script. Maybe just cut/paste the parts I need in seperate .sh files? Will that work using gedit?

Hmm 404 error actually comes when you are not connected to the internet.
or are you connected to wifi?
most of the stuff from the megascript is loaded from the net. You can look at the scripts on the GitHub page.
https://github.com/cobalt2727/L4T-Megascript

if you still have problems just ask in the discord.
https://discord.gg/abgW2AG87Z

Disco Inferno · Oct 26, 2022

WenceKun said:
He's asking how/if he can install OBS Studio on L4T Ubuntu.

Although I don't really see the point, I don't think Switch is powerful enough to do anything interesting on OBS.

I wonder if I could stream from my Switch to my other Switch with my Elgato.

Quattro74 · Oct 26, 2022

Thanks Santa,

I have all the separate .sh files for the parts of the megascript saved to my desktop. I guess I'll start by running the init.sh? Then Dolphin, then Retropie. I also think it will be interesting to try the box86/box64. What will they allow the switch to do?

evil_santa · Oct 26, 2022

Quattro74 said:
Thanks Santa,

I have all the separate .sh files for the parts of the megascript saved to my desktop. I guess I'll start by running the init.sh? Then Dolphin, then Retropie. I also think it will be interesting to try the box86/box64. What will they allow the switch to do?

No problem

Yes init.sh is right.

Hmm never used box86/64 on switch.
You can try some things and can tell us what works.
When I have time I'll take a look at it too.

Quattro74 · Oct 30, 2022

Ok, ha ha. I was able to get everything that I wanted installed. I found the L4T-Megascript in /usr/share/applications... So, I had deleted the desktop shortcut at some point?? Maybe back when I first did the 3.3 update? Well, now that I have Box64 installed can I install AMD64 .deb files on my switch? There are a few programs I'd like to run but there aren't ARM64 binaries.

evil_santa · Oct 30, 2022

Better you ask gman or cobalt on discord.
unfortunately I can't help you with that

Quattro74 · Oct 31, 2022

Thanks, I will contact them there If I run into any issues.

evil_santa · Dec 1, 2022

The new Ubuntu 5.0.0 beta4 is out
Try it, if you have any problems report it on switchroot discord/Ubuntu
https://mega.nz/file/xckk1a6Q#wPSgQYxM1t-EbyuA_kQ-8ScwoCiQnGyF8GHSwvjkEiM

You can also install it to a HDD/SSD or usb key connected to switch or switch dock (only original dock)
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/USB-Boot

binkinator · Dec 1, 2022

evil_santa said:
The new Ubuntu 5.0.0 beta4 is out
Try it, if you have any problems report it on switchroot discord/Ubuntu
https://mega.nz/file/xckk1a6Q#wPSgQYxM1t-EbyuA_kQ-8ScwoCiQnGyF8GHSwvjkEiM

You can also install it to a HDD/SSD or usb key connected to switch or switch dock (only original dock)
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/USB-Boot

On it! Gonna put this on my eMMC. W00t!

Thank you for the announce!

Blauhasenpopo · Dec 2, 2022

evil_santa said:
The new Ubuntu 5.0.0 beta4 is out
Try it, if you have any problems report it on switchroot discord/Ubuntu
https://mega.nz/file/xckk1a6Q#wPSgQYxM1t-EbyuA_kQ-8ScwoCiQnGyF8GHSwvjkEiM

You can also install it to a HDD/SSD or usb key connected to switch or switch dock (only original dock)
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/USB-Boot

How do i "only" update @binkinator ?

If i Install over normal flashing process, do i loose my settings?

Quattro74 · Dec 14, 2022

Ubuntu 5? is that still Bionic based? Will have to keep an eye out for it when it is 'unofficial'

Well, I was wondering if joycond-cemuhook is implemented here in 3.4? Would maybe like to try gyro with some dolphin games...

binkinator · Dec 15, 2022

Blauhasenpopo said:
How do i "only" update @binkinator ?

If i Install over normal flashing process, do i loose my settings?

Hey man. Sorry I missed this. i’m overwriting rather than “updating”. So yes, losing everything. Not sure if you can update and retain settings. Might have to back that up yourself and restore.

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Quattro74 said:
Ubuntu 5? is that still Bionic based? Will have to keep an eye out for it when it is 'unofficial'

Well, I was wondering if joycond-cemuhook is implemented here in 3.4? Would maybe like to try gyro with some dolphin games...

Here’s where all the smart kids hang out:

https://discord.gg/N9PPYXjWMY

https://discord.gg/53mtKYt

Blauhasenpopo · Dec 15, 2022

binkinator said:
Hey man. Sorry I missed this. i’m overwriting rather than “updating”.

How do you manage it ?

Quattro74 · Dec 15, 2022

binkinator said:
Hey man. Sorry I missed this. i’m overwriting rather than “updating”. So yes, losing everything. Not sure if you can update and retain settings. Might have to back that up yourself and restore.

Post automatically merged: Dec 15, 2022

Here’s where all the smart kids hang out:

https://discord.gg/N9PPYXjWMY

https://discord.gg/53mtKYt

Thanks, I can't join Discord since I use a voip...

I'm guessing there is a way to tell if joycond-cemuhook is already there? I'm not that solid with linux.

binkinator · Dec 15, 2022

Blauhasenpopo said:
How do you manage it ?

Sure, I'll walk through what I'm doing with this https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/USB-Boot

I pulled down the beta from here:
https://mega.nz/file/xckk1a6Q#wPSgQYxM1t-EbyuA_kQ-8ScwoCiQnGyF8GHSwvjkEiM

Unzipped the resulting L4T-5.0.0-beta4.7z file using 7zip.

Inside the new directory I concatenate the bin files to create a new raw partition.

cat l4t.0* > ubuntu.raw

I overwrite my current L4T partition with the new raw file which completely obliterates my old installation.

dd if=ubuntu.raw of=/dev/sdXY bs=2M conv=fsync status=progress

initially this wiped out everything including settings and emulators and such but I am working on scripts that I run in between updates to redeploy my customizations. The really big thing is keeping all my legally backed up ROM files on a shared directory. It’s shared with Android as well, so I have several tools that all access the same shared ROM stash. Helps a ton to not have to restore all of that data every time. This essentially makes L4T just another platform option to run the same games.

If I misunderstood your question, please let me know!

brittocx · Dec 15, 2022

That's awsome, thanks!

dakillaz98 · Dec 24, 2022

Can anyone reupload the ubuntu 5.0 beta4? The original link is down and I'd really like to try it.

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Could anyone reupload the Ubuntu 5.0 beta4? I would like to try it out but the original link got removed.

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