Some years ago I bought a Raspberry Pi (can't remember the model, but I think it was a 3B). I used it for a few months, mainly trying out different tutorials from the Web. When I bought it I didnt really have a clear purpose to use it for, but the concept of Linux on a small computer was intriguing enough. Eventually, I moved to a new neighborhood, and placed all my belongings in containers, much of which has been sitting in the same storage unit for well over 5 yrs. I go to the unit every now and then to grab items as needed. But I now need to do a "spring cleaning", take a complete inventory of everything in there, and that is when I remembered that I had an RPI in there buried in one of several dozen boxes. And now I figure "why not use it, otherwise it's a waste of hardware that I paid for". I'm happy and well established where I'm at now, there is no real chance of moving anytime soon.
Anyway, I know there is RPI OS on their official website. Which is think is just based on Debian anyway. Should I go with the RPI OS images they've provided? Or perhaps a pure Debian install would work just as well? If it can run the latest Bookworm, then I think I should go with that, since it will continue to get updates for awhile longer, and definitely as long as it's the current stable release. Or maybe the RPI would be better served by a rolling release distro like Arch?
My main concern is that eventually, whatever RPI OS/Debian I install on it will no longer get regular updates. Whereas a rolling distro like Arch will get updates "forever", and should continue to work for as long as the hardware is supported by Linux. I can't foresee a situation in which the hardware will reach an unsupported state, not anytime soon. Linux has a track record of continuing to support old hardware for many yrs, and in the case of an RPI, I suspect the hardware will die long before a hypothetical scenario of its' hardware not being supported by Linux anymore.
Anyway, I know there is RPI OS on their official website. Which is think is just based on Debian anyway. Should I go with the RPI OS images they've provided? Or perhaps a pure Debian install would work just as well? If it can run the latest Bookworm, then I think I should go with that, since it will continue to get updates for awhile longer, and definitely as long as it's the current stable release. Or maybe the RPI would be better served by a rolling release distro like Arch?
My main concern is that eventually, whatever RPI OS/Debian I install on it will no longer get regular updates. Whereas a rolling distro like Arch will get updates "forever", and should continue to work for as long as the hardware is supported by Linux. I can't foresee a situation in which the hardware will reach an unsupported state, not anytime soon. Linux has a track record of continuing to support old hardware for many yrs, and in the case of an RPI, I suspect the hardware will die long before a hypothetical scenario of its' hardware not being supported by Linux anymore.
Statistics: Posted by Enigma83 — 2024-02-06 01:29 — Replies 0 — Views 34
