Over the years, Raspberry Pi boards have taken over the DIY projects landscape and have become synonymous with the term SBC. But despite their standalone nature, you’ll still need an operating system to drive every mainline entry in the Raspberry Pi family.
Fortunately, you have a lot to choose from, as these tiny boards are compatible with a host of operating systems.
Most of the operating systems listed, are also great examples of what you can sue a Pi for, e.g. home automation, video streaming, emulators, Lineage OS, private cloud service, network router, and more.
Many may say a Pi is for example not ideal for home automation, and it may not be, but for many the bug bit them after starting a project on a Raspberry Pi and then later migrating it to something more powerful.
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Essentially, firmware is a form of low-level software that instructs hardware on how to operate and interact with other devices and components. For instance, firmware tells a computer to turn on when you press the power button, and it also tells a Raspberry Pi how to read micro-SD cards and…