Raspberry Pi X86 Run x86 Apps on the Pi Exagear
In this tutorial, I go through the steps to getting Raspberry Pi x86 applications working by using a software package called exagear. It’s important to know this software will set you back between $15-$30 depending on the version you buy.
Full Tutorial: https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-x86/
It's important to know that the license key that I use in this tutorial was provided to me for free.
Whilst this tutorial goes through the steps of installing exagear on the Pi you will also find that it can be run on several other devices such as odroid, cubieboard, banana pi, NVidia jetson and much more. The installation procedure may differ on other devices.
One cool thing with running an x86 guest system on the Pi is that you’re able to install wine. Wine allows you to run windows applications but again keep in mind this still a Raspberry Pi so don’t expect anything too resource intensive to run.
In this tutorial, I use a couple of examples of apps you’re able to install. These apps are the ones that I would find handy and of course didn’t already have an ARM version.
There are many more applications that you’re able to try and install that I don’t cover. For example, you can install the Linux version of Skype, dropbox, Spotify, TeamViewer, TeamSpeak server and much more. Of course, these all vary in performance with some working well and others not so well.
If you run into any issues the best place to get support is over at the exagear forums. Unfortunately my knowledge of guest operating system is very limited so I won’t be able to provide much help if you run into issues.
I hope that you have got some Raspberry Pi x86 apps working without too many hiccups. If you come across any problems or have some feedback, then please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or over at pimylifeup.com