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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. 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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| Interesting starting points: | The initial build of over 35,0000 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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| * [[RaspbianFAQ|Raspbian FAQ]]: your questions concerning Raspbian might be answered here * [[www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4256|Forum Discussion]]: the latest news and discussion of this project * [[http://archive.raspbian.org/|The Repository]]: all the packages associated with the project * [[HexxehImages|Bootable Image]]: first bootable Raspbian image by Hexxeh * [[http://elinux.org/Raspbian|eLinux.org Wiki]]: additional Raspbian port information * [[AutoBuilders|Autobuild System]]: information related to Raspbian automated package build system |
= Big News! Official Raspbian Image Released = |
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| == How to use this site == | 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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| 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. | '''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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| See HelpForBeginners to get you going, HelpContents for all help pages. | ||<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]]''')>>|| . == 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 35,0000 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.
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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.