I've been working for most of 2018 on exactly how to make a Raspberry Pi into a good desktop. It's mostly a slow evolution as I try new things, but I've been making some really good progress, and ...

Every time a new Raspberry Pi mini PC is launched the question is always asked whether the tiny computer is capable of replacing a more powerful and much larger ” desktop PC”. Now with the launch of ...

A Raspberry Pi can be many things, including a desktop computer. While you're probably not meant to purchase one with the intention of it replacing your main PC, that doesn't mean people don't try. A ...

Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to manipulate the pins on an old parallel port, then most commonly used for printers ...

I bought an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 as soon as they went up for preorder, just like I have bought every full-size Pi model since the Pi 3 Model B launched back in 2016, including the Pi 3B+, with its ...

If you are considering which is the best operating system for your Raspberry Pi project or to use the mini PC as an everyday computer. The Raspberry Pi OS is the go-to for many. It’s the official ...

One of the more exciting prospects upon receiving one of the earliest Raspberry Pi boards back in 2012 was that it was a fully-functional desktop computer in the palm of your hand. In those far-off ...

Many distributions are available in full-fat and light editions. Zorin and Linux Mint are good examples, each giving a choice of Gnome- or Xfce-based ISOs. Debian with Raspberry Desktop, which closely ...

Build your own under-$100 desktop Linux PC with Raspberry Pi; just don’t expect it to be a true PC Premier Farnell, a distributor of Raspberry Pi, has created a kit that turns Raspberry Pi into a full ...