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How do I install Retropie on a Raspberry Pi that already has Raspbian installed?

At the very worst I can use BerryBoot if I need another OS.

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You can just run the RetroPie setup script and it will install all the dependencies for you.

Or can use berryboot to have a completely separate partition on your SD card.

Or you can just get another SD card and dedicate it to RetroPie.

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install rasbian first then log on the desktop using startx and then install retro pi via the desktop consol using this method http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/07/22/retropie-setup-an-initialization-script-for-retroarch-on-the-raspberry-pi/.

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I would suggest the RetroPie setup script. I tried berry boot but had problems accessing the necessary files to modify the config and copy over roms. It also seemed a little slow, but that might have just been me.

Although it can take a while for the setup script to completely run, I'd suggest going that route.

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