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| = What is Raspbian? = | |
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| Raspbian is a project to create a hard float port of Debian Wheezy for the Raspberry Pi and similar devices which use ARMv6 processors with VFPv2. | = Welcome to Raspbian = |
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| This project is just getting started so this site is rather skimpy right now. | Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian for the Raspberry Pi. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your Raspberry Pi run. |
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| Interesting starting points: | Raspbian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 34,000 packages, pre-compiled software bundled in a nice format for easy installation on your Raspberry Pi. |
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| * [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/debian-hard-float-armhf-for-rpi|Forum Discussion]]: the latest news and discussion of this project * [[http://debian.raspbian.com/|The Repository]]: all the packages associated with the project |
Raspbian is still under development. The initial build of all Debian packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, is anticipated to be complete by early June. However, for those eager to try Raspbian, early [[RaspbianImages|community supported images]] that can be run on the Raspberry Pi are available for download. Most packages are already built and a minimal, but functional, Raspbian system with a GUI can be run. <<Columns(3, start)>> == About == * '''[[RaspbianAbout|About]]''' * '''[[RaspbianGetInvolved|Get Involved]]''' * '''[[RaspbianFAQ|FAQ]]''' * '''[[RaspbianDonate|Donate]]''' * '''[[RaspbianTeams|Teams]]''' * '''[[RaspbianBuilders|Builders]]''' <<Columns(3)>> == Download == * '''[[RaspbianImages|Images]]''' * '''[[RaspbianInstaller|Installer]]''' * '''[[RaspbianRepository|Repository]]''' * '''[[RaspbianMirrors|Mirrors]]''' * '''[[RaspbianDocumentation|Documentation]]''' <<Columns(3)>> == Community == * '''[[RaspbianBlog|Blog]]''' * '''[[RaspbianForums|Forums]]''' * '''[[RaspbianBugs|Bugs]]''' * '''[[RaspbianIRC|IRC]]''' * '''[[RaspbianELinux|eLinux]]''' <<Columns(3, end)>> . == Support Raspbian == Raspbian is a community funded and supported free software effort. Although Raspbian is free software, the development costs associated with it are not free. As a user of Raspbian, you can support ongoing development of Raspbian by making a [[RaspbianDonate|donation today]]. |
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This Wiki is a collaborative site and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type also are a magnet for spammers. If you would like to add or edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then leave a message in the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/debian-hard-float-armhf-for-rpi|Forum Discussion]] and we'll add your name to the list of editors. |
This Wiki is a collaborative site and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type are also a magnet for spammers. If you would like to add or edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then leave a message in the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4256|Forum Discussion]] and we'll add your name to the list of editors. |
Welcome to Raspbian
Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian for the Raspberry Pi. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your Raspberry Pi run.
Raspbian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 34,000 packages, pre-compiled software bundled in a nice format for easy installation on your Raspberry Pi.
Raspbian is still under development. The initial build of all Debian packages, optimized for best performance on the Raspberry Pi, is anticipated to be complete by early June. However, for those eager to try Raspbian, early community supported images that can be run on the Raspberry Pi are available for download. Most packages are already built and a minimal, but functional, Raspbian system with a GUI can be run.
Support Raspbian
Raspbian is a community funded and supported free software effort. Although Raspbian is free software, the development costs associated with it are not free. As a user of Raspbian, you can support ongoing development of Raspbian by making a donation today.
How to use this site
This Wiki is a collaborative site and everyone is encouraged to contribute and share. Unfortunately, Wikis of this type are also a magnet for spammers. If you would like to add or edit content on this site, please register your name and password. Then leave a message in the Forum Discussion and we'll add your name to the list of editors.
See HelpForBeginners to get you going, HelpContents for all help pages.