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Install RetroBeat on Ubuntu from the Dhiva Labs PPA, or build the Android app yourself from the source code.

If you have not used a PPA before, Installing apps explains what it is.

Ubuntu and Debian-based Linux (PPA) ​

The PPA has RetroBeat for 64-bit Intel and AMD computers (amd64).

  1. Open a terminal and add the Dhiva Labs PPA:

    bash
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhiva-labs/apps

  2. Update the package list and install RetroBeat:

    bash
    sudo apt update
sudo apt install retrobeat

  3. Start RetroBeat from your app grid.

RetroBeat on Linux plays audio through libmpv. If songs do not play, install it with sudo apt install libmpv2.

Android ​

RetroBeat is not in the Google Play Store, and the GitHub releases do not include an Android download. To use it on Android, build it from the source code. You need Flutter 3.44 or later and the Android SDK on a computer.

  1. Get the source code:

    bash
    git clone https://github.com/Dhiva-Labs/RetroBeat.git
cd RetroBeat
flutter pub get

  2. Build the APKs:

    bash
    flutter build apk --release --split-per-abi

    This makes one APK per processor type in build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/. Most current phones need the arm64-v8a one.

  3. Copy that APK to your phone, open it and tap Install. If Android asks, allow your file manager to install unknown apps.

Without your own signing set up, the build is signed with a debug key. The project's RELEASING.md explains signing.

You need a phone with Android 7.0 or later.

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