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Newsflash, Raspbian is just another Linux distro, which means you can still follow the same tutorials on other distributions, Debian is the closest. Unless you
by a5c11 2y ago
Newsflash, Raspbian is just another Linux distro, which means you can still follow the same tutorials on other distributions, Debian is the closest. Unless you play with drivers, bootloaders, Kernel hacking, or try to integrate with another embedded platform, you wouldn't see a much difference.
- nsteel 2y agoMore news just in: you and I won't see much/any difference because we've done this (playing with computers) before, many times I expect. But I appreciate some of you left your Pis in the sock drawer and are unaware of the seemingly obvious (to you) things that learners trip up on. I spent years maintaining a Pi-based audio player aimed at beginners. I even tried to support some other platforms, should have been "simple" but the little differences matter to those that don't know what's little and what's big. I should probably give some examples but I guess this is a case of what's obvious to me, isn't to you.
- a5c11 2y agoOf course I use Raspberry, as I already mentioned - it's great for learning typical embedded stuff. But if the use-case is different than embedded, and more like a server or PC, then just go with PC. I too frequently see people putting too much effort into turning a small SBC into a fully-fledged PC, with a poor effect of course.