Box64
box64
https://box86.org/
Box64 - Linux Userspace x86_64 Emulator with a twist, targeted at ARM64 Linux devices
Box64 lets you run x86_64 programs compiled for the Linux kernel on non-x86 platforms such as ARM64. It re-uses the native libraries provided by the host system (where static linking was used in a binary), including libc. It provides high performance by implementing a dynamic recompiler for x86_64 emulation; combined with the userspace emulation, it can then provide seemingly native performance, for many applications. The host that box64 runs on most use a 64-bit little-endian architecture.
By contrast, traditional emulators implement what's called an interpreter (instead of a dynamic recompiler) which, while simpler, is significantly less performant. You can read up on Wikipedia and elsewhere about the differences between the two.
Box64 is the 64-bit version, whereas the same project also provides box86. Box86 is essentially the same, but provides emulation of traditional 32-bit x86. The host that runs Box86 must use a 32-bit little-endian architecture.
Documentation
included in the main git repository
Download
https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.6.tar.gz
version 0.2.6
released on 15 December 2023
Microblog
https://box86.org/blog/
VCS Checkout
git clone https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64Categories
Licensing
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Notes
license also the same for box86; both box86 and box64 are versions of the same project, by the same maintainer
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Resources and communication
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | gcc |
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