RetroPie-LMDE

• NOTE *
  The Tweaks Applied by this Script have been 0fficially committed to RetroPie-Setup and are No Longer Needed.
  See Here: systems: add support Linux Mint LMDE

Utility Script to assist with installing RetroPie on LMDE.
Applies Tweaks to 0vercome Issues during a Basic Install of RetroPie on LMDE due to misidentified OS. (Deprecated)
NOTE: Tested with RetroPie-Setup v4.8.2 on LMDE4 (Debbie) + LMDE5 (Elsie).

INSTALLATION

cd ~
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RapidEdwin08/RetroPie-LMDE/main/rp_lmde.sh -P ~/
sudo chmod 755 ~/rp_lmde.sh
./rp_lmde.sh

Issues with Basic Install of RetroPie-Setup in LMDE:
RetroPie-Setup misidentifies LMDE and applies [libpng12-dev] instead of [libpng-dev].
RetroPie-Setup misidentifies LMDE and attempts to install 0lder EmulationStation Failing make install.

Tweaks Applied:
[~/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/system.sh]:

            if [[ "$__os_desc" == LMDE* ]]; then
                if compareVersions "$__os_release" lt 4; then
                    error="You need Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 or newer"
                elif compareVersions "$__os_release" lt 5; then
                    __os_debian_ver="10"
                elif compareVersions "$__os_release" lt 6; then
                    __os_debian_ver="11"
                else
                    __os_debian_ver="12"
                fi
            fi

Sources

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup

License

GNU