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The RetroPie Terminal

_by @AzureOrange_

RetroPie is based on a Debian Linux distro, which actually does not provide a GUI (Graphical User Interface) and only consists of a bash terminal.

Anything graphical inside RetroPie is provided by EmulationStation and RetroArch.

How to enter the Terminal?

To enter the RetroPie Terminal simply connect a keyboard to the Raspberry Pi and configure it inside EmulationStation as a controller.

After configuring press the F4 key (or ALT + F4) on the keyboard and RetroPie will switch to terminal.

Using the terminal any Linux package may be installed and executed.

To execute a command as root user (which will be necessary when a command returns "Permission denied") you may use ```sudo``` before the command.

e.g. ```sudo nano file.txt```

How to exit the Terminal?

To exit the terminal and return to EmulationStation the command ```exit``` may be run.

Useful bash commands

This guide provides a list of bash commands, which will be useful when working with RetroPie.

Useful Commands