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| Rasbian is a free operating system based on Debian for the Raspberry Pi. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your Rasberry Pi run. |
Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian optimized for the Raspberry Pi hardware. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your Raspberry Pi run. However, Raspbian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 35,000 packages, pre-compiled software bundled in a nice format for easy installation on your Raspberry Pi. |
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| Rasbian provides more than a pure OS: when Raspbian is complete it will come with over 34,000 packages, precompiled software bundled in a nice format for easy installation on your Raspberry Pi. |
The initial build of over 35,000 Raspbian packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, was completed in June of 2012. However, Raspbian is still under active development with an emphasis on improving the stability and performance of as many Debian packages as possible. |
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| Raspbian is still under development. The initial build of all Debian packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, is anticipated to be complete by early June. However, for those eager to try Raspbian, early community supported images that can be run on the Raspberry Pi are available for download. Most packages are already built and a minimal, but functional, Raspbian system with a GUI can be run. |
= Big News! Official Raspbian Image Released = |
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| <<Columns(3, start)>> == About == * '''[[RaspbianAbout|About]]''' * '''[[RaspbianGetInvolved|Get Involved]]''' * '''[[RaspbianFAQ|FAQ]]''' * '''[[RaspbianDonors|Donors]]''' * '''[[RaspbianTeams|Teams]]''' * '''[[RaspbianBuilders|Builders]]''' <<Columns(3)>> == Download == * '''[[RaspbianImages|Images]]''' * '''[[RaspbianRepository|Repository]]''' * '''[[RaspbianMirrors|Mirrors]]''' * '''[[RaspbianDocumentation|Documentation]]''' <<Columns(3)>> == Community == * '''[[RaspbianBlog|Blog]]''' * '''[[RaspbianForums|Forums]]''' * '''[[RaspbianBugs|Bugs]]''' * '''[[RaspbianIRC|IRC]]''' * '''[[RaspbianELinux|eLinux]]''' <<Columns(3, end)>> |
The [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/|Raspberry Pi Foundation]] has produced and released their own recommended image of Raspbian. This image can be downloaded directly from the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads|Raspberry Pi Website Downloads Page]]. |
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| == How to use this site == | '''Note:''' Raspbian is not affiliated with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspbian was created by a small, dedicated team of developers that are fans of the Raspberry Pi hardware, the educational goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and, of course, the Debian Project. |
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| This Wiki is a collaborative site and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type also are a magnet for spammers. If you would like to add or edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then leave a message in the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4256|Forum Discussion]] and we'll add your name to the list of editors. | ||<style="border: none;width: 33%;"><<MiniPage(== About ==)>>||<style="border: none;width: 33%;"><<MiniPage(== Download ==)>>||<style="border: none;width: 33%;"><<MiniPage(== Community ==)>>|| ||<style="border: none;"><<MiniPage( * '''[[RaspbianAbout|About]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianGetInvolved|Get Involved]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianFAQ|FAQ]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianDonate|Donate]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianTeam|Team]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianBuilders|Builders]]''')>>||<style="border: none;"><<MiniPage( * '''[[RaspbianImages|Images]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianInstaller|Installer]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianRepository|Repository]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianMirrors|Mirrors]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianDocumentation|Documentation]]''')>>||<style="border: none;"><<MiniPage( * '''[[RaspbianBlog|Blog]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianForums|Forums]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianBugs|Bugs]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianIRC|IRC]]'''\n * '''[[RaspbianELinux|eLinux]]''')>>|| |
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| See HelpForBeginners to get you going, HelpContents for all help pages. | . == Support Raspbian == Raspbian is a community funded and supported free software effort. Although Raspbian is free software, the development costs associated with it are not free. As a user of Raspbian, you can support ongoing development of Raspbian by making a [[RaspbianDonate|donation today]]. == Adding Content To This Site == This Wiki is a collaborative effort and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type are also a magnet for spammers and editing content is not open to the Internet at large. If you would like to edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then send the name you registered with in an email to ''mpthompson(at)raspbian(dot)org'' and we'll add your name to the list of editors that can add and change the content of this Wiki. |
Welcome to Raspbian
Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian optimized for the Raspberry Pi hardware. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your Raspberry Pi run. However, Raspbian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 35,000 packages, pre-compiled software bundled in a nice format for easy installation on your Raspberry Pi.
The initial build of over 35,000 Raspbian packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, was completed in June of 2012. However, Raspbian is still under active development with an emphasis on improving the stability and performance of as many Debian packages as possible.
Big News! Official Raspbian Image Released
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has produced and released their own recommended image of Raspbian. This image can be downloaded directly from the Raspberry Pi Website Downloads Page.
Note: Raspbian is not affiliated with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspbian was created by a small, dedicated team of developers that are fans of the Raspberry Pi hardware, the educational goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and, of course, the Debian Project.
About |
Download |
Community |
Support Raspbian
Raspbian is a community funded and supported free software effort. Although Raspbian is free software, the development costs associated with it are not free. As a user of Raspbian, you can support ongoing development of Raspbian by making a donation today.
Adding Content To This Site
This Wiki is a collaborative effort and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type are also a magnet for spammers and editing content is not open to the Internet at large. If you would like to edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then send the name you registered with in an email to mpthompson(at)raspbian(dot)org and we'll add your name to the list of editors that can add and change the content of this Wiki.