@@RejectedManiac no its impossible. the gui toolkit backend is by microsoft for microsoft. it cannot run on linux. the team would have to rewrite practically the entire thing.
Yeah, native would require a complete rewrite unfortunately. 7 years of full-time development have gone into LaunchBox and Big Box, so that would be quite an undertaking.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC is there any update to this front? Since the the rise of Steam Deck being the most popular in portable PC gaming have you decided to change or still sticking with Windows and PC?
You've created an amazing Frontend that beats everyone else, I just hope you won't die like HS; ( I have 7 questions not entirely related to Linux, I don't want to break them down into different videos, hope you understand: 1.I understand that for each emu game via Launchbox you can assign as many controllers as you want and configure them and Launchbox detects which controller is currently connected + you can play simultaneously, e.g. The Arcade panel and if I want to sit on the couch, I run the Xbox 360, they Ps3 wirelessly and I do not have to reset the emu, the games to work as it is sometimes in Hs For us to understand well, I have Arcade Panel and Ipac keyboard encoder 2-4 players, e.g. 2-4 Xbox360 pads, or one or ps3 wireless + e.g. 2-4 ps2 pads + adapter + wiimote pads for Wii WiiU + dolphin bar gun games etc + Steering wheels, I would like connect all this to Launchbox and configure it for a given emu, the game is similar to MAME, i.e. in theory, you can assign what accessories you want and how much you want under 1 key, the problem begins if the wireless pads turn off (battery low, someone falls and I want to connect to the game, etc.) after restarting, it rains, etc., it does not work anymore and you have to restart the game if it is started by Hs, it also happens after restarting Pc, which is terribly irritating but it is also understandable, the id is changing, the problem only occurs with wireless pads with wired it is ok which is also understandable. It is known that most emu does not allow you to assign more than 2-4 different accessories and you have to use additional programs, copy the emu which unfortunately does not work, did you manage to prevent such a similar problem in your frontend or there is no cure for it? 2. A rather obvious question - there is no problem with adding mixes, i.e. alternative game, emu etc ;) 3. I understand that: 5:01 Nested is only in Premium version, I missed that in HS without any additions, etc. EXTRA 4.I understand that most of the game Emulators support Bezel, even your own, which you can add to the game, etc. 5. I understand that in the nested, Unified and similar versions as Hs there is a game search engine similar to e.g. HyperXMLspin ew HyperSearch + Letters etc and you can change it yourself? 6. Is there such a thing as special and you can change something that was in HS for your own projects, i.e. this frame where there is time and the name of the game, etc., something similar like this imgur.com/a/WWmViLE If not, it's a pity, and if so, you could finally know what genre the game is in, I'm talking about Theme Unified, Nested and not like in Hs that it's hard to set it to change with the game: \ 7. It would also be nice to add Special 1,2,3, etc., animation buttons similar to the one from Hs, i.e. at the bottom to know what buttons, for example, on the arcade panel, pads are from what, unless it's already added, and if not, are you planning something to add one in the future? I'm sorry that everything compares to Hs but I was sitting in Hs for a long time and tried to set this frontend, unfortunately I'm still in the forest,you know that it takes a lot of time for green and your Frontend does it much easier and faster ;) Unfortunately Hs is dead for a long time, people are not as eager to help as they used to be, probably because I don't have premium : \
Thanks for that experimental Linux support. That is great news! I hope you will be showing how to import standalone emulators using Wine!! If only we could have a native port of LaunchBox then I would have no more reasons to stick to Windows for gaming (doing GPU passthrough and Looking Glass at the moment)
Many thanks to all LaunchBox/ BigBox team. Without a doubt LB/BB is the best frontend I have ever used. Just a reminder for you guys . Please make an official Instagram account and official hashtag so we can show off our LB/BB set ups and encourage more people to join and grow the LB/BB community .
Great work Jason and LaunchBox team! I've been following the betas and saw the hard work put into this update. Out of curiosity, is there currently an estimate on when the badge system will be worked into BigBox? Thanks!
i'm having an issues on latest version 11.4 .it doesn't let me start launchbox because the access to the path Documents/Launchbox/LBThemes/ReadMe.txt is denied. Please help
Native would be a complete rewrite, so it's not out of the question, but since 7 years of full time development have gone into LaunchBox and Big Box, it's not likely.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Admittedly ignorant question, so please forgive me... but I'm wondering why it would need a full rewrite? I mean, many programs are cross platform without having to rewrite their entire program. Don't get me wrong... a wine wrapper is nice, but performance under wine will never be as good as a native Linux application.
@@snowyplaysonlinux6476 Doesnt have to be on par just good enough imho. I'm more worried about the emulators running through wine whilst for instance they could run native even if the GUI doesnt.
i imagine it would be the same answer i got from them back when i asked if there would be pi support which ammounted to pi users are cheapskates and we dont care to bother making it considering linux is free id imagine this be the case here
I tested Linux Support... I got 0024:err:process:exec_process L"Z:\\home\\claude\\LaunchBox-11.5-Setup.exe" not supported on this system So why it's say me that finaly this is not supported on this system ?!?!?
Yep! I thought it would have been pretty good at this stage but I guess not. Recent updates to Windows roadmap made this way more on demand than previously. Would love to run this on Linux. I even ditched Adobe already. This is now the only thing keeping me on Windows.
I am very happy that this beautiful working interface can lead to platforms like Linux It is a total pride I wanted to ask you a question about if I can create a mini Discord server about ideas for Launchbox (CAUTION) I do not want to replace the current Launchbox server (I actually have two accounts) but put some of my ideas, share them in a better way and that each one put and opine Thank you sincerely :)
Please release this on Linux. The Linux version of most of these emulators perform way better than Windows, and a Linux version would allow people to use a Raspberry Pi for this, which is something that a lot of people are doing now. I know you've been working on this for a long time, and starting almost from scratch does sound like a pain. But I honestly think you're missing out on a lot of money here. Not to mention the future of gaming is Linux because the future of gaming is server based / cloud subscription services. In my opinion, you should develop the program on Linux and port it over to Windows. Because in terms of programming, every tool and dependency on Linux is open source.
Thank you, ive tried to get it working on linux before but it hasnt worked. Launchbox was the only thing that made me like using windows so now i can just go full on linux
You can use a program running via WINE to launch another program (ie. emulator) running via WINE, but so far I've not been able to figure out a way to launch a Linux program from WINE.
@@MattKasdorf running linux native would be possible if launchbox would let the user specifies it within. It seems possible from what ive read on the forum but then the specified rom wouldn't be run ...
This update broke big box for me. None of my themes work properly any more. Its also really odd when i go to get new themes through big box the text font is invisible unless i highlight it. Launchbox works just fine. Hope this gets fixed soon
I am on windows 10 by the way. I used cover box for most my themes. But i cant get any new one to work any more with out a bunch of error screens. If anyone else is going through this please let me know. Im really confused why this is happening. But it happend as soon as i updated
Yo Eta will you be doing a tutorial for the deck when it comes out saying it runs on Linux, that would be awesome because Launchbox is the best frontend for emulators on the market on my opinion
I think, launcbox should become an standalone os, at least for retro emulator, so we don't need to install windows to install it.. Or make a new feature that can boot straight from bios without entering windows.. that's an idea...
With the Steam Deck being a thing, it's crazy that we can't pay for a native Linux version. We would literally pay even if it's only Pre-Alpha quality.
The cherry in top of the cake for BigBox / LaunchBox would be to run native on Linux. I know it's too much to ask. But hey, I can dream.
i don't think its possible due to its microsoft based requirements
@@jac1011 It's possible if they write it specifically for ubuntu instead of relying on windows requirements. Anything is possible
@@RejectedManiac no its impossible. the gui toolkit backend is by microsoft for microsoft. it cannot run on linux. the team would have to rewrite practically the entire thing.
@@jac1011 I understand they would have to rewrite it. Rewriting it = possible like I said in my previous comment.
Finally LINUX SUPPORT!!!!! Native would be awesome ☺️. I know there are many Windows libraries that are dependent tho ☹️
Yeah, native would require a complete rewrite unfortunately. 7 years of full-time development have gone into LaunchBox and Big Box, so that would be quite an undertaking.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC is there any update to this front? Since the the rise of Steam Deck being the most popular in portable PC gaming have you decided to change or still sticking with Windows and PC?
ETA Prime, love your videos. Please update how-to-videos with Retroarch (Colecovision, 3DO, etc) into Launchbox! Thanks for everything!!
You've created an amazing Frontend that beats everyone else, I just hope you won't die like HS; (
I have 7 questions not entirely related to Linux, I don't want to break them down into different videos, hope you understand:
1.I understand that for each emu game via Launchbox you can assign as many controllers as you want and configure them and Launchbox detects which controller is currently connected + you can play simultaneously, e.g.
The Arcade panel and if I want to sit on the couch, I run the Xbox 360, they Ps3 wirelessly and I do not have to reset the emu, the games to work as it is sometimes in Hs
For us to understand well, I have Arcade Panel and Ipac keyboard encoder 2-4 players, e.g. 2-4 Xbox360 pads, or one or ps3 wireless + e.g. 2-4 ps2 pads + adapter + wiimote pads for Wii WiiU + dolphin bar gun games etc + Steering wheels, I would like connect all this to Launchbox and configure it for a given emu, the game is similar to MAME, i.e. in theory, you can assign what accessories you want and how much you want under 1 key, the problem begins if the wireless pads turn off (battery low, someone falls and I want to connect to the game, etc.) after restarting, it rains, etc., it does not work anymore and you have to restart the game if it is started by Hs, it also happens after restarting Pc, which is terribly irritating but it is also understandable, the id is changing, the problem only occurs with wireless pads with wired it is ok which is also understandable. It is known that most emu does not allow you to assign more than 2-4 different accessories and you have to use additional programs, copy the emu which unfortunately does not work, did you manage to prevent such a similar problem in your frontend or there is no cure for it?
2. A rather obvious question - there is no problem with adding mixes, i.e. alternative game, emu etc ;)
3. I understand that: 5:01 Nested is only in Premium version, I missed that in HS without any additions, etc. EXTRA
4.I understand that most of the game Emulators support Bezel, even your own, which you can add to the game, etc.
5. I understand that in the nested, Unified and similar versions as Hs there is a game search engine similar to e.g. HyperXMLspin ew HyperSearch + Letters etc and you can change it yourself?
6. Is there such a thing as special and you can change something that was in HS for your own projects, i.e. this frame where there is time and the name of the game, etc., something similar like this
imgur.com/a/WWmViLE
If not, it's a pity, and if so, you could finally know what genre the game is in, I'm talking about Theme Unified, Nested and not like in Hs that it's hard to set it to change with the game: \
7. It would also be nice to add Special 1,2,3, etc., animation buttons similar to the one from Hs, i.e. at the bottom to know what buttons, for example, on the arcade panel, pads are from what, unless it's already added, and if not, are you planning something to add one in the future?
I'm sorry that everything compares to Hs but I was sitting in Hs for a long time and tried to set this frontend, unfortunately I'm still in the forest,you know that it takes a lot of time for green and your Frontend does it much easier and faster ;)
Unfortunately Hs is dead for a long time, people are not as eager to help as they used to be, probably because I don't have premium : \
Yaaaay for the linux support !!!
The fact that ETA Prime is working on this gives me such warm feels
Thanks for that experimental Linux support. That is great news! I hope you will be showing how to import standalone emulators using Wine!! If only we could have a native port of LaunchBox then I would have no more reasons to stick to Windows for gaming (doing GPU passthrough and Looking Glass at the moment)
linux Launchbox, cant wait to try that, always found systems ran smoother in linux
Incredible. I haven't tried out Launchbox since I bought it in 2016? I guess it's time.
Linux with WINE is unfortunately going to be slower than on Windows by nature, but we'll keep working on it. :)
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Isn't launchbox written in .net 3.x? Can't port it to support mono?
experimental Linux support is huge for me,
Many thanks to all LaunchBox/ BigBox team. Without a doubt LB/BB is the best frontend I have ever used. Just a reminder for you guys . Please make an official Instagram account and official hashtag so we can show off our LB/BB set ups and encourage more people to join and grow the LB/BB community .
Linux support !? you got my attention.
I am installing launchbox right now on ubuntu. It will bigbox work as well on ubuntu?
So did that Linux video ever come out? Cannot find it anywhere.
Great work Jason and LaunchBox team! I've been following the betas and saw the hard work put into this update. Out of curiosity, is there currently an estimate on when the badge system will be worked into BigBox? Thanks!
What is the support like in Proton i.e. SteamOS 3?
i'm having an issues on latest version 11.4 .it doesn't let me start launchbox because the access to the path Documents/Launchbox/LBThemes/ReadMe.txt is denied. Please help
What happened to the full tutorial? It's been a year and I don't see anything new on this. Also, any good updates on the Linux end??
YES!!! Linux Support !!!
I cannot find the Linux install tutorial. Has this been released yet?
Any plans for native Linux version?
Native would be a complete rewrite, so it's not out of the question, but since 7 years of full time development have gone into LaunchBox and Big Box, it's not likely.
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Admittedly ignorant question, so please forgive me... but I'm wondering why it would need a full rewrite? I mean, many programs are cross platform without having to rewrite their entire program.
Don't get me wrong... a wine wrapper is nice, but performance under wine will never be as good as a native Linux application.
@@snowyplaysonlinux6476 Doesnt have to be on par just good enough imho.
I'm more worried about the emulators running through wine whilst for instance they could run native even if the GUI doesnt.
i imagine it would be the same answer i got from them back when i asked if there would be pi support which ammounted to
pi users are cheapskates and we dont care to bother making it
considering linux is free id imagine this be the case here
I tested Linux Support...
I got
0024:err:process:exec_process L"Z:\\home\\claude\\LaunchBox-11.5-Setup.exe" not supported on this system
So why it's say me that finaly this is not supported on this system ?!?!?
Now that the Steam Deck is a thing, we NEED this Linux support! Native would be best!
Yeah I want to use launch box and use my steam deck as a retro console
Could this work on the deck using wine?
@@Jay89 it will, they have it working now, but native support would be best for complete compatibility :)
Yep. And even if it wasn't, recent Microsoft announcements made the NEED for Linux support skyrocket!
How do you increase the font size on Linux Launchbox? The Font is sooooo tiny :/
How has Linux support come along since this video?
Linux support... great, now can I some set this up and connect it to my windows setup on my drive rather than have to redo the 6tb configuration?
What happened to the Linux version development?
I would very much like a Launchbox/Bigbox version for Linux.
Please make it happen (again), please.
Yep! I thought it would have been pretty good at this stage but I guess not. Recent updates to Windows roadmap made this way more on demand than previously. Would love to run this on Linux. I even ditched Adobe already. This is now the only thing keeping me on Windows.
Can’t want to do another custom arcade build for my channel using this update!
I am very happy that this beautiful working interface can lead to platforms like Linux
It is a total pride
I wanted to ask you a question about if I can create a mini Discord server about ideas for Launchbox (CAUTION) I do not want to replace the current Launchbox server (I actually have two accounts) but put some of my ideas, share them in a better way and that each one put and opine
Thank you sincerely :)
No problem Juan. It won't be official, but feel free to make one. :)
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Thanks, you´re are the best frontend you need to know it :)
Any chance of an update on current builds? Thanks
How do you get BigBox to fit Super Ultrawide?
Where is that BigBox theme? The controllers as image icons looks amazing!
I'm dreaming of a RPi with bigbox
Will this work on a Pi4?
Please release this on Linux. The Linux version of most of these emulators perform way better than Windows, and a Linux version would allow people to use a Raspberry Pi for this, which is something that a lot of people are doing now. I know you've been working on this for a long time, and starting almost from scratch does sound like a pain. But I honestly think you're missing out on a lot of money here. Not to mention the future of gaming is Linux because the future of gaming is server based / cloud subscription services. In my opinion, you should develop the program on Linux and port it over to Windows. Because in terms of programming, every tool and dependency on Linux is open source.
Thank you, ive tried to get it working on linux before but it hasnt worked. Launchbox was the only thing that made me like using windows so now i can just go full on linux
can we get steamOS support?
If the GUI runs in Wine, what about running the emulators ? In linux native or in Wine/Windows ?
?
You can use a program running via WINE to launch another program (ie. emulator) running via WINE, but so far I've not been able to figure out a way to launch a Linux program from WINE.
@@MattKasdorf running linux native would be possible if launchbox would let the user specifies it within. It seems possible from what ive read on the forum but then the specified rom wouldn't be run ...
Is this ETA Prime?
This update broke big box for me. None of my themes work properly any more. Its also really odd when i go to get new themes through big box the text font is invisible unless i highlight it. Launchbox works just fine. Hope this gets fixed soon
I am on windows 10 by the way. I used cover box for most my themes. But i cant get any new one to work any more with out a bunch of error screens. If anyone else is going through this please let me know. Im really confused why this is happening. But it happend as soon as i updated
There's a new bug on the GUI. When you pass the mouse over an element it disappear after you move the mouse out of the element.
I'm not interested in RPi support, just run Win10 on the RPi4, eh?
But I am interested in a pure native Linux Intel/AMD edition!
🇨🇦
Sooo is that VR headset in the intro a hint at a possible future update? Hhhmmmm
Yo Eta will you be doing a tutorial for the deck when it comes out saying it runs on Linux, that would be awesome because Launchbox is the best frontend for emulators on the market on my opinion
I think, launcbox should become an standalone os, at least for retro emulator, so we don't need to install windows to install it..
Or make a new feature that can boot straight from bios without entering windows.. that's an idea...
Anyone else pick up on the Knightmare theme at the start!
When Raspberry Pi support? :)
With that unfortunate hacking that happened to the Github area and such have an effect on the new updates?
Thankfully we don't use Github for anything, so nope. :)
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC Thanks for clearing that up.
Where is the NATIVE linux support? Rewrite it using QT library and voilá - you will get a MULTIPLATFORM application. Steam Deck will be thankfull...
With the Steam Deck being a thing, it's crazy that we can't pay for a native Linux version. We would literally pay even if it's only Pre-Alpha quality.
Yeah, this is one rare thing I'd pledge some coins to make it happen.
eta prime? :o
looking for a emumovies discount code please help a brotha out
linux
My Big Box is not even that smooth. 😭
Nice video. but it didnt work for me sadly.
Saludo cuando liberaran esta aplicacion para linux .
#Linux
do you need to import again when you want to use the new rom prioritation