Getting a Nintendo Switch Emulator up and running on a Linux system is fairly simple, and with the existence of Yuzu you can easily setup, install and play your Switch games on Linux.
There are two potential methods you can get Yuzu working on Linux, one is using the AppImages method and the other is using a Flatpak version. This helps with compatibility issues further down the line due to missing dependencies that you may not have installed.
Contents
This page focuses on the downloading, installation and setup of Yuzu on Linux on Ubuntu.
Requirement
- Command Line or Terminal
- A PC or Laptop running Linux
Downloading the Setup
Once you have made sure that the above requirements are met, please visit Yuzu-emulator.net and click on the “Download” button on the top-right alternatively, you can visit this link. Here you will find the most recent version of Yuzu available for Linux.
Installing Yuzu with Flathub Image
To be able to use the Flatpak or FlatHub you need to make sure these are enabled on your distribution and installed.
To do those follow and type the below commands in your Terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install flatpak
To Enable Flatpaks now, run the following command:
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
To Install Yuzu now, run the following command:
flatpak install flathub org.yuzu_emu.yuzu
However, please note now the above method doesn’t work anymore since the official site is down. Please use the AppImage method below.
Installing Yuzu with AppImage
Make sure you have downloaded the .AppImage file from the instructions above, and once it is downloaded, go to your Downloads folder and make the file executable. This can be done via right-clicking on the AppImage file named “Linux-Yuzu-EA-4176.AppImage” and pressing the option that says “Make program executable”. Once you have done that click on “Save” and that is it! You can now launch Yuzu.
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