Eltechs’ ExaGear Desktop for Raspberry Pi 3 is a virtual machine that allows you to run applications designed for standard x86 processor architectures on the Pi’s ARM CPU. It’s limited to 32-bit (x86/i386) software, and running a VM can’t magically increase the Pi’s limited processor power, but we were pleasantly surprised by its capabilities.
We used ExaGear’s default Debian 8 guest OS (it can also host Ubuntu 14 and 16). This provides instant access to a wide range of x86 software via Debian’s standard repositories. We were able to quickly and easily install popular programs including Spotify, Dropbox and Steam, as well as compiling software from source.
Spotify was slow to load, but worked perfectly once it started up, turning our Pi into a capable streaming jukebox. The Steam client will run, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use most of its games and features. We installed a few games … // Read more: original article.
