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@Starburn I have this on my Anbernic device actually. There are a number of issues though. First, these distros are designed to be "immutable" first of all. So, for example, when Rocknix's RetroArch had a version of the MSX emulator that literally crashed if you tried to load a second disk in a multidisk game (of which there are MANY) I couldn't update that module or even RetroArch as a whole, I had to update the whole OS (a wait of months.) They're also much much more minimal, slimmed down to have as little as possible. You can't just install and run normal software on such a device. It's a carefully controlled environment.I do think Linux is the most realistic way forward, but I think it's time for devices like these to have a real OS.You know, basically more like Steamdeck

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