This is either absolute approval of the power of a 486 (with turbo speed no less!), or some slight judgement over my Neon Genesis Evangelion obsession...

I'm fine with it either way!

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Synthclair 2 points 3 years ago

For desktop use I would recommend Raspberry Pi OS too - if it is going to be for desktop use, I found that using the option to boot directly from an SSD (if available) gives it a bit of extra smoothness.

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followthewhiterabbit 1 point 3 years ago

Oh I remember that feature when it was 'coming soon', and never actually using it. Perfect opportunity to use it. Thanks for the reminder!

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bbbhltz 1 point 3 years ago

Lucky you with that Pi4. I think the official OS will be the most comfortable for general desktop use. If possible, boot from SSD (never USB) because microSD cards can occasionally crap out.

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followthewhiterabbit 2 points 3 years ago

Its strange, bought it when it came out (a couple months after maybe?) when stock was no issue.

But recently I saw those stock issues and yep, feeling lucky!

Have got a SSD for that, thanks!

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worfamerryman 0 points 3 years ago

What do your mean, never usb? How else can you connect a ssd?

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bbbhltz 1 point 3 years ago

Ah, I meant never boot from a USB flash drive. Obviously use the USB ports but SSD is the fastest, then microSD, then regular USB.

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worfamerryman 1 point 3 years ago

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought there might be a major issue using usb for booting a ssd. I have all these things available. I kinda want to give myself the raspberry pi desktop tool challenge.

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Helix 1 point 3 years ago

Nice case, can you tell us which one it is, please?

If I would use a Raspi as a desktop, I'd install Arch Linux ARM or Armbian on it, however Raspberry Pi OS is probably also a good choice.

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followthewhiterabbit 2 points 3 years ago

the Flirc case for Raspberry Pi

Can't recommend it enough!

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storksforlegs 1 point 3 years ago

A few years ago I had success running Ubuntu MATE on my pi (PI 2 Model B), all I did was writing, browsing and some emulation gaming but it ran pretty well.

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