I was trying to show off my darling little Raspi to my extended family but nobody was impressed.

[elena@aseachange.com]

@tragivictoria that’s precisely my current use case: I set up my Raspi as a Linux desktop computer running Ubuntu. I love how I can flash distros on a microSD and have them running in no time. Nobody was impressed by that though 🥲

And yes typical use cases are Pis used as inexpensive home servers. They’re just so wonderful!

[elena@aseachange.com]

@d1 😂🤣 TBF I was trying to show off the Raspi as a Linux desktop… but nobody in this house has ever used a desktop computer. Or at least not in decades.

I couldn’t even find a spare keyboard when I had connection issues with my wireless one 🥲

[elena@aseachange.com]

@caffetino so cool! My RPi5 is now my Linux desktop computer (running Ubuntu)

[elena@aseachange.com]

@stefano 🥲

[elena@aseachange.com]

@reillypascal thanks! I’m taking notes in case I get an extra one 📝 🤗

[elena@aseachange.com]

@fd0 👏👏👏👏👏

[elena@aseachange.com]

@joel @SnazzyGumball this is the first I hear of DietPi. Sounds amazing!!! I’ll look into it.

See, you people ALWAYS teach me cool new things. Thank you!!!! 🙏

[elena@aseachange.com]

@zeitverschreib Thank you! I think so too 🥹

[elena@aseachange.com]

@joel @SnazzyGumball Update: I see that DietPi could be installed on my old Raspberry Pi 3… it’s sitting at home doing nothing. I can’t wait to try it out! 🤩

[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]

@elena @d1 This hurts... I hate that so many are phasing out desktops when laptops and tablets don't actually replace them (they each have different niches.)

[teapot_ben@glammr.us]

@elena @joel @SnazzyGumball if you fancy trying something a bit different, FreeBSD is also officially available for the Pi 3!

[elena@aseachange.com]

@nazokiyoubinbou @d1 I know 😫

[elena@aseachange.com]

@teapot_ben @joel @SnazzyGumball freeBSD is on my to do list (for maybe late 2026... I've got so much to tackle before then) 😅​