Alternatives to Raspbian
Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian)
Ubuntu Desktop/Server/Core
Manjaro ARM Linux Minimal/XFCE/KDE/MATE/Gnome/Sway
Apertis https://www.apertis.org/reference_hardware/rpi4_setup/arrow-up-right
LibreELEC
OSMC
RISC OS
WebThings Gateway
DietPi
Lakka https://www.lakka.tv/arrow-up-right (The open source game console)
RetroPie
KaliLinux
OpenMediaVault
ROKOS
Alpine Linux https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/arrow-up-right
Kano OS https://help.kano.me/hc/en-us/articles/360001063620-How-to-Install-Reinstall-Kano-OS-for-Raspberry-Piarrow-up-right
KDE Plasma Bigscreen
Volumio
FreeBSD, NetBSD https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-project/resources/installing-freebsd-for-raspberry-pi/arrow-up-right
Source: https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-os/arrow-up-right
Let's now see what I've tried and how they look
Link: https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/operating-systems/arrow-up-right
Note: Raspbian with desktop requires > 4GB SD card, a real bummer
Link: https://manjaro.org/download/arrow-up-right (Manjaro ARM Team)
Version: 22.06
Size:
Version: 5.28
Link: https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-piarrow-up-right
Version: 22.04 LTS 64bit
Shows rainbow colors and goes into reboot loop by default.
Last updated 3 years ago