Raspbian includes preinstalled applications for word processing, games, programming, and so on. The desktop environment is the GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the operating system. Rasbian is a full Linux distribution for the Raspberry Pi which uses Raspberry Pi Desktop (RPD) desktop environment. There are two official Linux distributions for the Raspberry Pi which are Raspbian and Raspbian Lite. A normal computer with Linux, macOS, or Windows (For burning Rasbian Lite image to SD / microSD) TV / Monitor (For seeing the GUI) ( NOTE: For those wanting to use a touchscreen, I do not cover this in this guide. Keyboard and Mouse (For using the GUI, but can vary depending on how the Raspberry Pi will be used)ĥ. SD / microSD card (At least 4GB or higher, but it is possible to use smaller storage space depending on your configuration)Ĥ. Advanced - Custom Desktop Environment using Openbox WMģ.
Advanced - Custom Desktop Environment using i3 WMġ1. Advanced - Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)ġ0.
Advanced - X11 Forwarding (Remote Applications)ĩ.
