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| Horizon Linux | |
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| General | |
| Author | kentjhall |
| Type | Operating systems |
| Version | 2022 |
| License | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Updated | 2022/09/10 |
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Horizon Linux is a project that patches the arm64 Linux kernel to run Nintendo Switch games and programs natively, like Wine does for Windows programs. The goal is to enable Switch games and programs to run on any arm64 hardware, such as Macs, single-board computers, smartphones, and tablets.
The project consists of two parts: a patched Linux kernel based on version 5.19.0 and a middleware loader called Mizu, which is based on a stripped-down Yuzu emulator.
The project is still in alpha stage and can only run some homebrew demos and one commercial game, Puyo Puyo Tetris. The project uses preemptive scheduling from the Linux kernel, which may break some games that rely on cooperative scheduling from the official Horizon OS.
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Puyo Puyo Tetris running on the Jetson Nano - (stik)
Horizon apps running under virtualized Fedora Rawhide - (stik)
Puyo Puyo Tetris running under virtualized Fedora Rawhide w/ software rendering - (stik)