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How to install Eglantine on Linux (Eglantine-Community/Eglantine) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

Eglantine-Community/Eglantine

VERY experimental Nintendo Switch 2 emulator

C/C++ (CMake)

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 5,348
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18, today.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record5.3k stars, 1 months old, by an organization. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Saved setup from 50 min ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Supported devices from the README: Compatibility

The emulator is capable of running Mario Kart World at decent/full speed depending on specs and configurations, and Splatoon Raiders at variable performances

A list of supported games will be available in future. Please be patient.

Your system

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Download for Linux

Eglantine Branch: nx2-experimental (pre-release) · 11/8/2026 ↗

eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 137.2 MB · 202 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (7)

eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 112.6 MB · 113 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-x86_64.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 130.8 MB · 33 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 106.5 MB · 31 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
./"eglantine-linux-aarch64.AppImage"

eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 25.9 MB · 40 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-x86_64-pgo.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 33.5 MB · 28 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 24.4 MB · 27 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-aarch64-pgo.tar.gz"

eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 30.7 MB · 26 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/Eglantine-Community/Eglantine/releases/download/branch-nx2-experimental-efb9fb18/eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "eglantine-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.31runtime

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
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Details

License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 353
Branch: nx2

Files we read (9)

.github/workflows/build-linux.yml

.github/workflows/build-macos.yml

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

.github/workflows/bump-version.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/cleanup-branch.yml

CMakeLists.txt

README.md

docs/Build.md

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