# RetroArch Packages for GameShell

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056>\
**Category:** Emulators\
**Tags:** retroarch\
**Created:** [July 30, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056 "2018-07-30T19:27:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nogiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nogiza](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/nogiza)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056/1 "2018-07-30T19:27:19Z")

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I had built the RetroArch Packages for GameShell with the latest source from GitHub.  
Here is the download location: [https://mega.nz/#F!qX5nVaAZ!yiNdrcL3RHZ7jZA-fwnivw](https://mega.nz/#F!qX5nVaAZ!yiNdrcL3RHZ7jZA-fwnivw)

**Installation**  
Upload those RetroArch packages to GameShell.  
Execute the following commands in the folder with uploaded packages:

> sudo apt-get install fonts-mplus  
> sudo dpkg -i libretro-core-info\_1.7.0-r201807280156-383f18f\_all.deb  
> sudo dpkg -i retroarch-assets\_1.7.0-r201806241613-69c6e99\_all.deb  
> sudo dpkg -i retroarch\_1.7.3-r201807301536-b5d5fb4\_armhf.deb

**Setup**  
To use RetroArch installed by packages (instead of the one original shipped), execute the follow command:

> mv /usr/local/bin/retroarch /usr/local/bin/retroarch.cpi

You can always switch back to the original shipped version by using the following command:

> mv /usr/local/bin/retroarch.cpi /usr/local/bin/retroarch

For details about RetroArch configuration and tweaking, please refer to fr500’s [RetroArch Megathread](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-megathread/716). This RetroArch package is also built with configure parameters suggested by fr500. 🙂

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**Author:** ![neko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@neko](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/neko)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056/2 "2018-08-05T17:57:08Z")

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Thanks, it runs perfectly! 😀

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**Author:** ![Gryzor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/gryzor/32/739_2.png) [@Gryzor](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Gryzor)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056/3 "2018-08-06T06:30:23Z")

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Thanks, gonna try it! Any notable changes?

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**Author:** ![Micro007](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/micro007/32/745_2.png) [@Micro007](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Micro007)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056/4 "2018-08-06T15:19:09Z")

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Yeah I’m runnin 1.7.3

Is it worth updating? CHANGELOGGGGG

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**Author:** ![nogiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nogiza](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/nogiza)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-packages-for-gameshell/1056/5 "2018-08-07T03:29:21Z")

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Regarding the changlog, please refer to [Commit History](https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/commits/master) in github.

The last 6 characters before arch info is the short commit hash (e.g. 5a727ce in the latest retroarch package)

For the latest package retroarch\_1.7.3-3201808060041-5a727ce\_armhf.deb, it was compiled with the following additional configure flag: _–disable-cg --enabled-neon --enable-floathard_

The benefit of using package is that, you can easily downgrade to previous workable version if anything goes wrong. So, let feel free to experiment with it. =)