We do NOT offer an "AppImage" version of LAC for Raspberry Pi

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We do NOT offer an "AppImage" version of LAC for Raspberry Pi

Forum: LAC on Raspberry Pi

Creator: bbosen

Created: 2021-11-23

Updated: 2025-08-08

bbosen - 2021-11-23

Note that Raspbery Pi hardware architecture is DIFFERENT from the "x86" architecture that is required by the "AppImage" version of LAC that we began publishing in November of 2021. Accordingly, we do not offer an "AppImage" version of LAC for the Raspberry Pi.

However, the popular version that we have long been publishing includes a fully compiled binary executable for 32-bit Raspbian, so there is no need to compile LAC on your Raspberry Pi on that platform unless you really want to. The standardized nature of Raspberry Pi 4b and Raspberry Pi 400 hardware precludes any need for an "AppImage" version.

Last edit: bbosen 2024-03-30

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bbosen - 2021-12-07

After downloading LAC for the 32-bit Raspbian operating system you will need to install it by running the install.sh script as root ("sudo install.sh"). After that you can run it by just entering the following command from a command shell:

lac

However, it will not work correctly until after you have also installed the free, well known "freeglut3" library. Further details are available here:

http://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/LacOnRaspberryPi.htm

Last edit: bbosen 2024-03-30

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bbosen - 2025-08-08

Since early 2024 there has been an EASIER way to get LAC running on your Raspberry Pi: we provide "shell scripts" for automatically downloading, compiling, linking, and installing LAC on 32-bit or 64-bit Raspberry Pi Operating Systems. Just run one of these scripts from within a bash shell according to longstanding Unix/Linux/Raspberry Pi norms. You won't need to make ANY changes to the source code. Just sit back and watch the script run!

You should always be able to find the latest, greatest scripts for Pi hardware by exploring the "Files" area of our main project web page on SourceForge.net. Here's a direct link to that area:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxaircombat/files/

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