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| = What is Raspbian? = | |
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| Raspbian is a project to create a hard float port of Debian Wheezy for the Raspberry Pi and similar devices which use ARMv6 processors with VFPv2. | = Welcome to Raspbian = |
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| This project is just getting started so this site is rather skimpy right now. | 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. |
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| Interesting starting points: | 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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| * [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/debian-hard-float-armhf-for-rpi|Forum Discussion]]: the latest news and discussion of this project * [[http://debian.raspbian.com/|The Repository]]: all the packages associated with the project |
The initial build of over 35,0000 packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, was completed in June. However, Raspbian is still under active development with an emphasis on improving the stability and performance of as many Debian packages as possible. For those eager to try Raspbian, early [[RaspbianImages|community supported images]] that can be run on the Raspberry Pi are available for download. On Tuesday, July 17th, it is anticipated that the Raspberry Pi Foundation will release their own image based on Raspbian. More details will follow once the image is officially announced on the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/|Raspberry Pi Website]]. |
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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/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/debian-hard-float-armhf-for-rpi|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 * '''[[RaspbianTeams|Teams]]'''\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.
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 35,0000 packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, was completed in June. However, Raspbian is still under active development with an emphasis on improving the stability and performance of as many Debian packages as possible. For those eager to try Raspbian, early community supported images that can be run on the Raspberry Pi are available for download. On Tuesday, July 17th, it is anticipated that the Raspberry Pi Foundation will release their own image based on Raspbian. More details will follow once the image is officially announced on the Raspberry Pi Website.
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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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.