Note for users updating RetroArch --------------------------------- Upstream updated the default option for 'input_driver' setting (Settings tab --> Driver --> Input Driver) from 'udev' to 'x'. So if you are updating RetroArch from a previous installation, you may notice your keyboard unresponsive. You can either include your user to the input group: usermod -a -G input user_name Or change 'input_driver' entry in the ~/.config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg from: input_driver = "udev" to: input_driver = "x"