

First, download the ISO, the image of the Raspbian OS that you will install.

Here’s how to install and setup Raspbian on PC (with an accompanying video guide above): Trying out Raspbian on a PC is remarkable straightforward, with the Raspberry Pi Foundation releasing an installer that can be booted from a USB stick. Even if you’ve limited interest in the Pi, Raspbian could breathe life into an ancient laptop, with the system working well on computers with just 512MB of RAM and Intel’s ageing, budget CPU, the Intel Celeron-M. Those who want to try Raspbian but don’t have a Raspberry Pi can now install the OS on a typical PC, any computer with an x86 processor. The OS bundles web browsing, office and programming software and was overhauled to make it simpler to use and more attractive, with the introduction of the PIXEL desktop. Raspbian is the official OS for the Raspberry Pi, based on the Linux-OS Debian, and has been repeatedly updated since 2012. NOOBS is useful when you don’t know what you want to install and you want a menu allowing you to select an OS to install.If you want a taste of the Raspberry Pi or simply a lightweight operating system that’ll run on an old computer, then why not try out Raspbian. Retropie/hyperpie have images that you can write directly to an SD card. You could install Noobs to get retropie, but you technically don’t HAVE to. How do I connect my Xbox one controller to RetroPie?.How do I start my Raspberry Pi desktop?.How do I install NOOBS on Raspberry Pi?.How do I install RetroPie on my Raspberry Pi 4?.

