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

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 ...

In the eight and a bit years since the first model launched, the Raspberry Pi has traditionally been sold as a modular computer. You buy the board separately, attach your own peripherals, insert an SD ...

It seems to me there are two camps when it comes to the Raspberry Pi. Some people use them as little PCs or even laptops with a keyboard and screen connected. But many of us use them as cheap Linux ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Raspberry Pi was originally aimed at students and hobbyists, and it can now function as a Linux computer. And if support for Microsoft’s Windows 10 desktop OS is added to the latest Raspberry Pi 3, it ...

If you’re looking for a bargain computer, they won’t come much cheaper than the new Raspberry Pi 400 - a full-blown PC for less than $100. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has, until now, largely steered ...