Recalbox
danger
This platform is in beta and not ready for production use.
Zaparoo Core on Recalbox supports shell script launching. Full launcher support is coming in a future release.
File Paths
| Item | Path |
|---|---|
| Config file | ~/.config/zaparoo/config.toml |
| Data directory | ~/.local/share/zaparoo |
| Log file | /tmp/<session_id>-zaparoo/core.log |
| Mappings directory | ~/.local/share/zaparoo/mappings |
Where ~ is the home directory of the current user.
Install
Download Zaparoo Core for Linux from the Downloads page, unzip it and copy the zaparoo file to /recalbox/share/system/bin.
Enable SSH in Recalbox settings (Network > SSH Server). Default credentials: root / recalboxroot.
cd /recalbox/share/system/bin
./zaparoo -install
systemctl --user enable zaparoo.service
systemctl --user start zaparoo.service
To uninstall:
./zaparoo -uninstall
Readers
All readers are supported.
Supported Launchers
| Launcher | Notes |
|---|---|
| Shell Scripts | Custom .sh file execution |
Create shell scripts to launch games, applications, or media. Add scripts to the allow_file list in config.toml and restart Zaparoo.