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Raspberry Pi Releases an OS to Bring new Life to Old PCs

The Raspberry Pi Foundation released an experimental version its Linux-based Pixel OS for Windows PCs and Mac PCs. The OS was originally designed to run on Raspberry Pi hobby boards. It comes with the Chromium web browser, a suite of productivity and coding tools, as well as the OS. "We asked ourselves a question that was simple: What's the reason we'd want users to purchase Raspberry Pi hardware to run Pixel? Eben Upton, the founder of Pixel, wrote in a blog.



Built on top of Debian The OS is lightweight enough to run on old machines, provided that you have at least 512MB of RAM. "Because we're using the venerable i386 architecture, it will be able to run on older devices like my ThinkPad X40 (above)," Upton said.



It's easy to try out however Upton suggests backing to your devices that might contain valuable data. After downloading the image, you can burn it to either a DVD or USB stick and then allow the boot process to begin. This can be done by changing the BIOS on your computer or pressing the "C" key when you open the Mac.



It will then start the OS without needing to install anything. If you've booted with an USB stick you'll be able to run "with persistence," meaning any changes or files will be saved for the next session. If you'd rather just play around and start fresh next time, you can either run without persistence or reset it. As you can see, you'll receive a full set of apps and a browser, but unlike with the Pi version it doesn't include Minecraft or Wolfram Mathematica because of licensing issues.



There are numerous lightweight Linux distros for older computers (including Debian), or you can use Neverware which turns your old laptop into an Android tablet. However the Pi Foundation supplies a lot of useful Linux apps with Pixel, and aims to make it as easy to use as possible. Upton believes that by porting it to desktop computers, "we can see where [the operating systems] weaknesses are and then work on these weaknesses (on the Pito improve them..



It could be used to teach programming and other apps in schools, where the Raspberry Pi is already well-established. Students could learn in school, and then use the persistent boot option to continue at home using the same configuration.



The Pixel OS is still in its early stages of testing and will not work on all computers. Upton admitted that his modern Mac couldn't recognize the image as bootable on his system. Minecraftservers.buzz They will be releasing more updates in the future however, you can test it by pressing announce post.


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