2 01 Installing PCSX2
DigitalMajestic edited this page 2023-08-29 16:33:12 -07:00

Should I use Nightly or Stable?

A lot of changes have been made since the last stable release, so performance and compatibility is much higher on the latest nightly builds, plus a new interface. Unless you are running windows 8.1 or below, we recommend using the nightly release.

Binaries

System Type Version Link Notes
Windows Installer stable link select "Latest Stable" then the installer
Windows Portable stable link select "Latest Stable" then portable
Windows Portable dev link select "Latest Nightly" then the Windows version
Linux Appimage dev link select "Latest Nightly" then the Linux Appimage
Linux Flatpak dev link select "Latest Nightly" then the Linux Flatpak
MacOS App dev link select "Latest Nightly" then the MacOS version

Package Managers

Note: The packages here are not maintained officially by the pcsx2 team. Any bugs or issues using the package need to be submitted through their respective package maintainers.

System Manager Command Version More Info
Windows chocolatey choco install pcsx2 stable link
Ubuntu apt apt install pcsx2 stable link
Ubuntu apt (via ppa) apt install pcsx2-unstable dev link
Arch pacman pacman -S pcsx2 dev link
Arch yay (via AUR) yay -S pcsx2-git dev link
Debian apt apt install pcsx2 stable
Fedora dnf (via rpmfusion) sudo dnf install pcsx2 stable link
OpenSUSE zypper zypper in pcsx2 stable link

See Also: Building on Linux