Open Source Raspberry Pi Software

ABOUT RaspArch is a “ready-to-go” ARM (aarch64) system. It can only run on a Raspberry Pi 5 or Pi 4 computer. Build 241218 runs only on a Rpi 5. INSTALLATION Use Rufus or Etcher in Windows. MORE about RaspArch When you have installed RaspArch to your Micro SD Card you can use the system like any other Arch Linux (aarch64) system. I.e. install new programs etc. Arch motto is KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). WHO SHOULD RUN Arch Linux/RaspArch? My answer: The system fits the “advanced” Linux user/enthusiast, who would be willing to run an occasional command from time to time. UNIQUE There is no other (good) Arch Linux System for Raspberry Pi 5. Not for downloading anyhow. PERFORMANCE Everything works! The System is responsive and quite fast, especially if you use a Rpi 5 computer. KERNELS In Build 241218: 6.6.66-exton-v8-16k+ for Rpi 5 In Build 240302: 6.1.77-exton-v8-16k+ for Rpi 5 In Build 230302: 6.1.0-rpi8-rpi-v8 for Rpi 4

NEWS 250523 ABOUT EXTON OpSuS EXTON OpSuS Tumbleweed 64 bit is based on openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is a rolling distribution. I.e. no need for new installations. Just run the command "zypper dup" and you will always get the latest stable packages/kernels. ABOUT EXTON OpSuS for PC's EXTON OpSuS Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma/LXQt. Installed programs: Among many other programs, Firefox, NetworkManager, GParted, VLC, Refracta Installer and Refracta Snapshot. EXTON OpSuS can easily be installed to hard drive (of those who so desire). For that you shall use Refracta Installer. You can run the systems on UEFI or non-UEFI computers. In Build 250523 you can use Refracta Snapshot and create your own Live Installable openSUSE System! EXTON OpSuS runs very well in VirtualBox and VMware. KERNEL 6.14.6-amd64-exton is used when running EXTON OpSuS LIVE. When running the System from hard drive you can use openSUSE's kernel. Right now version 6.14.6. The system language is English.

ABOUT RaspEX Build 250804 is a full Linux Desktop System with LXQt and many other useful programs pre-installed. Firefox is used as Web Browser and Synaptic as Package Manager. You can use Synaptic to install any extra packages you may need. RaspEX uses Ubuntu's 24.04.2 LTS software repositories so you can install thousands of extra packages if you want. NEWS 250804 This RaspEX 64 bit Build for Rpi5/Rpi4 uses kernel 6.8.0-1031-raspi and Ubuntu 24.04.2 "Noble Numbat" repositories. MOST IMPORTANT: In this RaspEX version you can run Netflix (and possibly also HBO, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video, etc.) using Firefox. I.e. there is DRM/Widevine support in Firefox. NOTE: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will be supported until April 2029. I.e. five (5) years!

PiBang is a CrunchBang Linux inspired Openbox distribution for the Raspberry Pi. Instead of education users, PiBang focuses on being a desktop replacement for general users and developers.

AFROS-Update cover two aspects. 1. Installable update to the ARAnyM based AFROS LiveCD distribution <strike>2. Downloadable binaries of ARAnyM for PCLinuxOS and other Mandriva based distributions</strike> 3. Bootable Raspberry Pi image with ARAnyM and m68k-cross-tools

The foot pedal emulates a mouse in conjunction with up to 4 modifier keys, ALT, CONTROL, SHIFT and ESCAPE. Functions available are Left Click, Double Click, Right Click, Cursor Up, Cursor Down, Cursor Left, Cursor Right, Wheel Scroll Up, Wheel Scroll Down, Middle Click, Page Up, Page Down, Window Select, Close window, Minimise window and Null (define an option that does nothing) - Many foot pedals come with software, often MS Windows only, which allows you to program the pedals to perform some function or other, Footmouse does away with the proprietary software and allows you to assign Mouse commands to a pedal or a pedal with a modifier key. All functions can be assigned as you require. Designed principally to help people who have difficulty operating a Mouse but able to operate a foot pedal. By its very nature, moving about the screen is slow compared with using a mouse but it does the job, if you can't use a mouse. Note: new VEC Infinity in-USB3 foot pedal not supported.

rpi-xymon ------------- Raspberry Pi compatible docker image containing a Xymon server, customized icon set (Modern LED by Malcom Hunter) and with additional samba monitoring addon. This image has been successfully tested on a Raspberry Pi 3 running HypriotOS. Run it with the following command: docker run -d -h '<your_hostname>' -p 1984:1984 -p 80:80 -p 443:443 ufud/rpi-xymon User for xymon administration is: xymon Password for admin user xymon is: p@ssw0rd

snakeware is a free Linux distro with a Python userspace inspired by the Commodore 64. You are booted directly into a Python interpreter, which you can use to do whatever you want with your computer.