The Raspberry Pi Operating System
To make sure that we are able to get the Raspberry Pi device up and running in the manner that we would like, and to ensure that it is going to be usable, there has to be one of the operating systems in place.
This can be a bit scary to work with if you are not sure the steps to take, the best approach is to pick out some kind of operating system that is going to suit whatever tasks that you would use the Raspberry Pi for in the first place.
One of the things that you may be a bit surprised about when you first get started here is that there are many coding languages and operating systems that actually work on this device, so you have a lot of choices on what you would like to do with this one.
You need to go through and pick out the option that you like the best, but some of the best options that work well with this kind of device is going to include:
  1. Raspbian:
This is the official operating system that is supported by this device.
This is a simple operating system to work with, and if you do not have a preference for one of the other options or you have never worked with one before, you will find that this can be a great option to handle.
  1. Pidora:
This is a Fedora Remix operating system that has been changed a bit, so it works well with Raspberry Pi.
  1. RaspBMC:
This is a free and open-sourced media center.
If you plan to use the device just for that, then this is a good operating system to choose from.
  1. OpenELEC:
This is a Linux based operating system that is a bit smaller, so it works better on the device.
It is able to turn your Raspberry Pi into a Kodi media center.
  1. RISC OS:
This is an operating system that is very compact, which makes it fast.
This one has been designed in a way that works the best on devices with ARM architecture.
  1. Arch:
This is going to be a flexible and lightweight Linux distribution that you can work with.
  1. Python:
Python is one of the best programming languages that you can work with as a beginner.
We will take a look at some of the coding that you should know to about when it comes to using Python so you can write your own codes on this device.