An operating system is the software that manages the Raspberry Pi.
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Raspberry Pi Live Boot or Read Only Distro?
Is there any Raspberry Pi Live Boot or Read Only Distros available? I was wondering, since the EE stack exchange normally gets some questions regarding safe power disconnect on the RPi, if such a ...
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Is XBMC an operating system?
This might be a stupid question but I'm wondering is XBMC for the Raspberry Pi an operating system?
Or is it built on top of another such as Debian?
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custom firmware on raspberry pi?
Is there a way to use the raspberry pi like a arduino. (i.e.) without a Operating system?
Just connect it to the USB of your computer and download code onto it, and next time the raspberry pi boots, ...
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Special OS for a special device
Why does the RPi need a 'special' kind of Linux ? Why can't it run any distribution ?
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Fedora remix not working with rca cable
When I use Raspbian I can start my Raspberry Pi with my analogue TV connected over a RCA cable. After I installed Fedora remix I don't get anything on screen.
Does anybody know how to fix this?
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Do I still need rpi-update if I am using the latest version of Raspbian?
I have a 512MB Pi. I am trying to make sure I am getting the most out of it. I just downloaded the latest version of Raspbian and installed it on the Pi. Do I also need rpi-update? Is rpi-update ...
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Bare Metal Assembly/C(++) Programming
I'm trying to make a small os on my Raspberry Pi.
I have good assembly and strong c/c++ knowledges but I need some help.
For my first experiments I worked with Qemu and it's serial output but now I ...
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How do I upgrade Raspbian?
I have my RPi setup how I want, but I have an older version than what is currently available (2012-10-28-wheezy-raspbian.zip). How do I upgrade the kernel, firmware, etc?
I have upgraded some this ...
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Sandisk Extreme Class 10 SD Stopped working?
I own a Sandisk Extreme 4GB Class 10 SD (30mb/s), which used to work fine in my Raspberry Pi (booted Raspbian and Raspbmc), but it has stopped working completely. I have what is known as the "red ...
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How can I install Debian from scratch?
I would like to install a plain Debian operating system on my pi without all the software and config that comes with the Raspbian image.
Is there a guide for this?
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FreeBSD - easiest way to install on my RPi?
Raspberry Pi support has been merged into FreeBSD-CURRENT a few months ago. However the latest installation instructions still involve a lengthy process of cross-compiling the entire OS on another ...
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Wifi stopped working after installing bluetooth drivers
Yesterday I had my WiFi adapter working. I took the Raspi home and installed drivers and manager for my Bluetooth adapter. Now, today, WiFi will not work. lsusb returns the device, but it will not ...
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Cambridge University Raspberry Pi Operating system development Guide Questions
I'm a high level app developer (C#, python) and I'd like to get my hands dirty with low level embedded application development. Cambridge University has posted a series of tutorials teaching you how ...
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Best OS for Raspberry Pi that would support Remote Desktop aswell as local internet surfing
I've just ordered a Raspberry Pi and I'm interested to know what you think the best OS is for it that would:
Support remote desktop so I can connect to my terminal server.
And support local web ...
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Raspbian vs. Raspbmc
I've been using Raspbian for several days now, and I'm satisfied with it. However, I was wondering if I should also try Raspbmc until I feel like playing with it.
I'm going to use my Raspberry Pi ...
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Is it possible to install Raspbmc without a wired internet connection?
I don't have a wired internet connection and I was wondering if it would be possible to install the latest version onto the SD card?
Alternatively I tried bridging my laptop's wireless connection ...
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Is it possible to upgrade occidentalis with latest wheezy upgrades
Is it possible to upgrade occidentalis 0.2 with the latest wheezy upgrades to improve the distro performance with sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade. Or can't I get the improvments if ...
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Custom Operating System on the Raspberry Pi?
Me and a fellow coder friend are looking to create our own Operating System. We're looking to create a Java based OS so I would love to poke about the Jnode OS for inspiration.
Is there a way to run ...
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Playing around with servers
I want to get some hands on knowledge with linux servers (sine the last internship I applied for, required some experience with linux servers, but I had none), and I'm wondering if the RPi would give ...
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How can I change the RAM split?
By default, the Pi is set to a 192MiB:64MiB RAM:VRAM split. As I will not be using the pi for graphical purposes, I would like to change the split to allocate more normal ram to ease swap usage.
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Preparing for a binary distribution. Hard float, soft float or both?
I have some source code that I would like to distribute as a binary to users so they don't have to wait for about 20 mins for it to compile. However, I am a bit confused about hard and soft float ...
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How do I install Chrome OS?
Could I get Chrome OS working on my Raspberry Pi without having to compile anything?
I've heard somebody has compiled it for the Raspberry Pi, so I was wondering if anyone has had any experience in ...
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Is there a Linux image wich was compiled with -mfloat-abi=softfp
I'm trying to find an OS that was compiled with -mfloat-abi=softfp to be able to use my precompiled arm binaries on my Raspberry. Although I understand the reason why Raspbian and Arch are compiled ...
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What is the most practical OS to install long term? [closed]
Now I have a pretty decent understanding of which operating systems can be installed on the Raspberry Pi. But what I'm wondering is, as far as quality of GUI vs. performance vs. hardware compatibility ...
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Is it possible to run real time software?
I know it runs Linux and there are real time patches available for Linux. Would those patches work?
Has anybody tried another real-time-os on the Raspberry Pi?
The idea is to use the board for ...
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iOS on a Raspberry Pi
Now, I understand it would probably be impractical to do so, but for the "because I can" reason I'd like to try to install iOS on my Raspberry Pi. (when it eventually comes..)
I've looked around for ...
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What should be done to secure Raspberry Pi?
Having tens of thousands of Raspberry Pi's connected to the internet is eventually going to capture the interest of some people who would like to do unsavory things to the little computers especially ...
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What tailored OS distributions exist?
Is there already a specific tailored distribution for the Raspberry Pi?
My specific concern is about the lifetime of the SD card hosting the OS image.
Other distro addressed that like, for instance, ...
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Package browser to search for compiled software pre-install?
For any of the OSes that are compatible with the Raspberry Pi, are there any searchable databases that list the currently available packages that have been compiled for the OS?
I'm thinking of ...
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How do I install an OS image onto an SD card?
I have just ordered my Raspberry Pi, and I want to prepare my SD card. How do I install an OS image onto an SD card?
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Do I need to buy an SD card with an OS preloaded on it?
I finally got accepted to place a pre-order, and one option to "add" is the OS on the SD card preloaded. Is this needed, or can I download the OS elsewhere? Could I just put on my own version of Linux ...
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How do I create a Fedora Remix SD card?
On MacOS, I can't run the Fedora installer python script as there are too many unsatisfied dependencies that are not easy to install (e.g. PyQt).
Rather than troubleshooting how to install python ...
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Is there anything to prevent Android running on Raspberry Pi? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install Android?
It doesn't appear in the list of OSs known to run on RPi. But it would be great to see an inexpensive Android tablet using this device.
Most ...
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How can I access my mini-pc (RaspberryPi) via ethernet/wifi without having Monitor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to gain remote access without a Monitor or TV?
Well I have already asked the question here so am confused whether to post it again or not. Just to keep things ...
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Can I run Concerto?
I would like to set up the Raspberry Pi as a simple box that runs Concerto exclusively. That way I can use an older TV as a screen.
Are there any tips or better solutions out there that I don't know ...
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Using Raspberry Pi without a Linux OS?
I'm interested in using the Raspberry Pi as a pure embedded CPU unit, for the development of embedded applications. Since the Raspberry Pi has a powerful CPU with quite a bit of memory, it makes an ...
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Definitive List Of Operating Systems
Has anybody created, and is maintaining, a definitive list of operating systems that work with the Raspberry Pi?
I know of the distros listed on their site of course, but it could be beneficial to ...
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What are the benefits of using Arch Linux over the standard Debian build?
From the Raspberry Pi downloads page:
Debian “squeeze”
If you’re just starting out, this is the image we recommend you use. It’s a reference root filesystem from Gray and Dom, containing ...
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How do I create a new user?
Are there any security implications for creating (or not creating) a new user?
If need be, how do I create a new user or change the default user?
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How do I install new software?
I am aware that Linux distributions usually have 'package managers' to allow me to download and install software from the command line and that I should also be able to download and compile source ...
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Is it possible to dual boot from the SD card?
Say I wished to have Debian Squeeze and Arch Linux ARM on my SD card. Would it be possible to dual boot from Grub?
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Is BTRFS Supported on Arch Linux?
Does the Arch Linux image already support BTRFS or would i need to compile it into the kernel myself?
If the latter is the case, a short guide on how one would do that would be great.
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How can I keep system time?
I know that Raspberry Pi does not come with a system clock to save money. How can I keep system time though?
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Can I install Windows?
I recently bought a RPi and it came with Debian, which I think is a Linux distribution. I'm more used to Windows; can I install it?
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What are the file download sizes for the OS's available on raspberrypi.org? [closed]
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads currently has 3 linux distributions for download:
Debian “squeeze” (recommended for people "just starting out")
Arch Linux ARM
QtonPi
Unfortunately they don't ...
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Can I install webOS?
Has anyone tried to get webOS to work?
I am looking to see how much work it would be to modify it to work or if webOS would have problems without heavy modification.
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Can I install Ubuntu?
To my understanding, the Raspberry Pi supports Debian. Has anyone had any success running Ubuntu on it?
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How to set up swap space?
Raspberry Pi has only 256 MB of RAM, so I would like to use swap space (either on SD card or attached USB storage). How do I set it up?
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Can I install Android?
Is there an Android port for the Raspberry Pi, and if so, where can I find out more about it?
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Are there any non-Linux operating systems available?
Some variation of Linux is the de facto standard for Raspberry Pi. However, smaller, lesser known operating systems do exist and some would seem appropriate for such a small device.
Are any other ...
