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Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently.

Bluefin
KDE Linux
AtlasOS
Windows X-Lite
Windows 11
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Windows 10
Tiny11 is a custom, minimalistic version of Windows 11 created by NTDev. It aims to improve performance and compatibility while reducing resource usage.

Which is more popular?
Based on our record, Batocera.linux seems to be a lot more popular than Tiny11. While we know about 44 links to Batocera.linux, we've tracked only 3 mentions of Tiny11.
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Batocera.linux is a lightweight distro that turns your computer into a gaming machine, similar to Lakka. Batocera is arguably better than Lakka considering the number of emulators, and the active community behind...
While it has the potential to be amazing, like most linux-based options, it falls apart in the area of user experience, with automatic misconfigurations, failure to recognize supported devices and the requirement to...
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Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.


An easy at home setup is Raspberry Pi running Batocera and Zaparoo with NFC cards. If you buy a three ring binder you can neatly organize the NFC cards. Bonus: it is an arts and crafts project to put on the stickers for the cards.... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
I thought this post would recommend Batocera, which I think is probably the better option: https://batocera.org/ It's a Linux distro that turns any ancient machine into a retro emulation box that's heavily optimized for old devices and... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
Im validating it on a desktop pc at the moment, but have a minipc in the mail that should handle it fine (minisforum um790 pro). No links for pre-loaded if you mean roms, but batocera is a much more pre-loaded experience if you mean... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
I've started using Tiny11 on all my setups, then running DeBloat afterwards. This removes every piece of crapware* and none of them seem to try to reinstall on update (so far, fingers crossed).... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/the-complete-tiny10-and-tiny11-list/ Massgrave it to pro. Then I debloat:. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Https://ntdev.blog/2024/01/08/the-complete-tiny10-and-tiny11-list/ is not their website. They are just blogging about how they used it. Like some more reputable site also did: https://www.xda-developers.com/tiny11-hands-on/ Maybe use... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
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