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Do not use a Raspberry Pi image on a PC, and vice versa. The bootloader and kernel are hardware-specific. 4. Stable vs. Beta vs. Development Versions Batocera follows a version number scheme (e.g., v40, v41). As of 2025, v40 is the latest stable.
| Release Type | Pros | Cons | |--------------|------|------| | (default) | Well-tested, reliable for everyday use | Older emulators, fewer new features | | Beta (candidate) | New emulators and features, bug fixes | Occasional crashes, not final | | Development (nightly) | Latest upstream emulator updates | High risk of breakage, for testing only | batocera linux download
| Build Type | Target Hardware | File Name Example | |------------|----------------|--------------------| | | Standard desktops/laptops (Intel/AMD 64-bit) | batocera-x86_64-40-xxxxxxx.img | | PC legacy | Old 32-bit PCs (rare, pre-2007) | batocera-i386-29-xxxxxxx.img | | Raspberry Pi 4/400 | Pi 4, Pi 400 | batocera-rpi4-40-xxxxxxx.img | | Raspberry Pi 3/3+ | Pi 3B, 3B+, 3A+ | batocera-rpi3-40-xxxxxxx.img | | Raspberry Pi 5 | Pi 5 (separate build) | batocera-rpi5-40-xxxxxxx.img | | Odroid N2/N2+ | Hardkernel’s ARM board | batocera-odroidn2-40-xxxxxxx.img | | Rocker64 | Pine64 Rock64 | batocera-rock64-40-xxxxxxx.img | Do not use a Raspberry Pi image on a PC, and vice versa