Raspbian

Raspbian is an open source operating system based on the award-winning Debian GNU/Linux distribution specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi computer board. It is an active development with an emphasis on improving the performance and the stability of as many Debian packages as possible.

Distributed as a Raspbian image

The Raspbian operating system is distributed as a Raspbian image, a binary file that users can download from Softoware as deploy it onto a SD card, which can be booted on the Raspberry Pi computer. In addition, users can purchase high-quality, branded SDHC cards that contains the latest official stable release of the Raspbian operating system preinstalled on Pi Hut's Raspberry Pi Store. The distribution is compatible with ARMv6 CPUs and higher

Uses the LXDE desktop environment

Raspbian uses LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) for its default graphical session, which looks traditional and comprises of a single taskbar located on the bottom edge of the screen. The taskbar includes several applets that allow you to cycle between virtual workspaces, interact with running programs, access essential system functions, as well as to launch your favorite applications.

Features more than 35,000 packages

Raspbian features more than 35,000 packages, pre-compiled software, bundled in a handy format that will allow anyone to easily install it on your Raspberry Pi. Among some of the most popular applications pre-loaded on Raspbian, we can mention the Midori web browser, Scratch offline editor for programmers, LXTerminal terminal emulator, Leafpad text editor, and many others.

What is new in this release:

• * New first-boot configuration wizard added
• * Recommended Software installer added
• * Bluej, Greenfoot, NodeRED, Claws Mail, VNC Viewer removed from image - can now be installed from Recommended Applications
• * Qpdfview PDF viewer installed instead of Xpdf
• * Version 65.0 of Chromium browser included, with latest Flash player
• * Volume up / down keys now change by 5% increments and affect currently-selected output device rather than internal device only
• * Network plugin now remembers previously-entered WiFi network passwords when prompting for reconnection
• * Serial port and serial console can now be switched separately in Raspberry Pi Configuration
• * Lxkeymap keyboard language setting application removed - replaced with dialog within Raspberry Pi Configuration
• * Wifi country and keyboard language setting dialogs in Raspberry Pi Configuration now callable from other applications
• * New version of Piboto font included to render with correct weight under some rogue applications
• * Reconnection to Bluetooth audio devices on reboot improved
• * Disable click-to-rename behaviour in file manager if single-click selection enabled
• * Appearance Settings dialog makes config changes to some Qt files to match selected theme
• * MIME file type associations improved
• * Multiple desktop management options removed from mouse middle-click menu
• * Menu shortcuts to Raspberry Pi website amended
• * Python 2 IDLE menu link removed
• * Sample Magpi PDF installed in /home/pi/MagPi
• * Various minor tweaks, bug fixes and appearance changes
• * Bluetooth updates
• - Firmware with Bluetooth 4.2 features
• - SCO profile suppot added via bthelper.service
• * Linux kernel 4.14.50+

What is new in version 2018-04-18:

• * New first-boot configuration wizard added
• * Recommended Software installer added
• * Bluej, Greenfoot, NodeRED, Claws Mail, VNC Viewer removed from image - can now be installed from Recommended Applications
• * Qpdfview PDF viewer installed instead of Xpdf
• * Version 65.0 of Chromium browser included, with latest Flash player
• * Volume up / down keys now change by 5% increments and affect currently-selected output device rather than internal device only
• * Network plugin now remembers previously-entered WiFi network passwords when prompting for reconnection
• * Serial port and serial console can now be switched separately in Raspberry Pi Configuration
• * Lxkeymap keyboard language setting application removed - replaced with dialog within Raspberry Pi Configuration
• * Wifi country and keyboard language setting dialogs in Raspberry Pi Configuration now callable from other applications
• * New version of Piboto font included to render with correct weight under some rogue applications
• * Reconnection to Bluetooth audio devices on reboot improved
• * Disable click-to-rename behaviour in file manager if single-click selection enabled
• * Appearance Settings dialog makes config changes to some Qt files to match selected theme
• * MIME file type associations improved
• * Multiple desktop management options removed from mouse middle-click menu
• * Menu shortcuts to Raspberry Pi website amended
• * Python 2 IDLE menu link removed
• * Sample Magpi PDF installed in /home/pi/MagPi
• * Various minor tweaks, bug fixes and appearance changes
• * Bluetooth updates
• - Firmware with Bluetooth 4.2 features
• - SCO profile suppot added via bthelper.service
• * Linux kernel 4.14.50+

What is new in version :

• Based on Raspbian Stretch (Debian version 9)
• Version 60 of Chromium browser included
• Version 3.0.1 of Sonic Pi included
• Version 6.1.1 of RealVNC included
• Version 0.17.4 of NodeRED included
• Bluetooth audio routed via ALSA rather than Pulseaudio
• SenseHAT extension added to Scratch 2
• Various desktop applications modified to prompt for sudo password if needed
• lxinput control options for mouse speed simplified
• lxpanel plugins moved into separate packages
• Wireless firmware for Pi 3 and Pi 0W modified to address Broadpwn exploit
• Latest kernel and firmware
• Various small tweaks, bug fixes and theme modifications

What is new in version 2017-08-16:

• Based on Raspbian Stretch (Debian version 9)
• Version 60 of Chromium browser included
• Version 3.0.1 of Sonic Pi included
• Version 6.1.1 of RealVNC included
• Version 0.17.4 of NodeRED included
• Bluetooth audio routed via ALSA rather than Pulseaudio
• SenseHAT extension added to Scratch 2
• Various desktop applications modified to prompt for sudo password if needed
• lxinput control options for mouse speed simplified
• lxpanel plugins moved into separate packages
• Wireless firmware for Pi 3 and Pi 0W modified to address Broadpwn exploit
• Latest kernel and firmware
• Various small tweaks, bug fixes and theme modifications

What is new in version 2017-07-05:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2017-04-10:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2017-03-02:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2017-01-11:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2016-11-25:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2016-09-23:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2016-05-10:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2015-11-21:

• Raspberry Pi Zero support
• Node-RED
• New graphical package manager
• GPIO Zero
• Updated Scratch
• Updated Epiphany
• Updated Raspberry Pi Configuration application

What is new in version 2015-02-16:

• Updated for Raspbery Pi 2

What is new in version 2015-01-31:

• Updated for Raspbery Pi 2

What is new in version 2014-12-24:

• Fix regression with omission of python-pygame;
• new firmware with various fixes and improvements;
• new UI configuration for LXDE;
• various package updates;
• python3-pygame preinstalled;
• 'nuscratch', scratch running on the Cog StackVM;
• miscellaneous other changes.

What is new in version 2013-09-25:

• Sonic Pi is pre-installed so you can jump right in to learning to program while creating your own music.
• Significant performance improvements to Scratch thanks to Tim Rowledge and Ben Avison.
• A build of PyPy 2.1 is now included to allow you to try out this high performance Python JIT compiler. See here and here for some background on our work on PyPy.
• Python libraries required for interfacing with Pi-Face are preinstalled. Once you enable the SPI kernel module in raspi-config you can leap right in.
• The Oracle JDK is pre-installed