# List of OSes for Raspberry Pi

* 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/>
* LibreELEC
* OSMC
* RISC OS
* WebThings Gateway
* DietPi
* Lakka <https://www.lakka.tv/> (The open source game console)
* RetroPie
* KaliLinux
* OpenMediaVault
* ROKOS
* Alpine Linux <https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/>
* Kano OS <https://help.kano.me/hc/en-us/articles/360001063620-How-to-Install-Reinstall-Kano-OS-for-Raspberry-Pi>
* KDE Plasma Bigscreen
* Volumio
* FreeBSD, NetBSD <https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-project/resources/installing-freebsd-for-raspberry-pi/>

Source: <https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-os/>

Let's now see what I've tried and how they look

## Raspbian

Link: <https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/operating-systems/>

Note: Raspbian with desktop requires > 4GB SD card, a real bummer

## Manjaro

Link: <https://manjaro.org/download/> (Manjaro ARM Team)

![21.12](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FjdXcu2n0PeoHTsXSNFa2%2FScreenshot_2022-02-22_19-44-33.jpg?alt=media\&token=4bf56775-0f55-43cd-8d0c-fc03ce82f17b)

![22.06](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FF68rDBxlxWQH7pMvZ7dT%2F2022-07-04%2011_35_15-Greenshot.png?alt=media\&token=266d8e07-aee1-4897-b187-518d2b327bb2)

Version: 22.06

Size:

![>6GB](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FEzDRBkPJzxlpBT3nzRcT%2F2022-07-04%2011_58_30-MiniTool%20Partition%20Wizard%20Free%2012.6.png?alt=media\&token=6668e043-22f3-4339-a9ae-4b4edd56d782)

## RISC OS

![](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FUhCYN2BNNFqOM4XeGjD6%2F2022-07-03%2017-23-12.JPG?alt=media\&token=b013d696-8c02-44d6-bc79-6a88134cfd00)

Version: 5.28

Size:

![>2GB](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FCaUF3iAhNnPBDTU1y4Jl%2F2022-07-03%2020_45_58-MiniTool%20Partition%20Wizard%20Free%2012.6.png?alt=media\&token=2515ed6f-897c-4ade-83ca-c4381b72733e)

## Ubuntu Server

Link: <https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi>

Version: 22.04 LTS 64bit

Size:

![>4GB](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2FbtJB9fMGMu9TiYytHbDs%2F2022-07-03%2021_10_11-MiniTool%20Partition%20Wizard%20Free%2012.6.png?alt=media\&token=08ad502c-5f85-419e-88ca-69ca96580258)

Shows rainbow colors and goes into reboot loop by default.

## Apertis

![](https://2057935627-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MgijcJsMt_u29hmRxl8%2Fuploads%2Fq7mOTGkSPys1C62Y6IIk%2FIMG_5732.jpg?alt=media\&token=afc1112f-7392-4891-b11e-29797360de32)
