Pick the best Raspberry Pi desktop OS for 2026, including Pi 5 and Pi 4 support, plus a 170MB Diet Pi base install.

I've been working for most of 2018 on exactly how to make a Raspberry Pi into a good desktop. It's mostly a slow evolution as I try new things, but I've been making some really good progress, and ...

A Raspberry Pi can be many things, including a desktop computer. While you're probably not meant to purchase one with the intention of it replacing your main PC, that doesn't mean people don't try. A ...

One of the more exciting prospects upon receiving one of the earliest Raspberry Pi boards back in 2012 was that it was a fully-functional desktop computer in the palm of your hand. In those far-off ...

Raspberry Pi isn't the best cheap computer anymore ...

Raspberry Pi OS, originally named Raspbian, had a few big updates added to it on September 7, 2022. A good portion of those include UI and UX improvements such as new keyboard shortcuts, support for ...

Single-board computers (SBCs) have become indispensable for developers, educators, and tech enthusiasts. These compact devices offer a wide range of applications, from DIY projects to advanced ...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now available. As a Long Term Support release of the popular GNU/Linux distribution, it’ll be officially supported for at least five years. That means Ubuntu 22.04 will continue ...

I got a Raspberry Pi 400 a while ago and it's great for local web development and running all kinds of Docker containers, even with only 4 GB RAM. Before I screwed something up, it had a decent ...

Remote desktop isn’t the same as remote access. Raspberry Pi Connect makes “connect from anywhere” simple and secure—so why ...

Build your own under-$100 desktop Linux PC with Raspberry Pi; just don’t expect it to be a true PC Premier Farnell, a distributor of Raspberry Pi, has created a kit that turns Raspberry Pi into a full ...

Arduino is a microcontroller designed for real-time hardware control with very low power use. Raspberry Pi is a full computer that runs operating systems and handles complex tasks. Arduino excels at ...