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How to Upgrade a Raspberry Pi to Raspbian Buster

The Raspberry Pi 4B first launched late in June 2019, and with it came a new version of Raspbian, the Raspberry Pi’s official operating system. Not long after, Debian, the operating system Raspbian is based on, also released its latest version, Debian 10 Buster. Thanks to the framework already in place from Debian, upgrading the Raspberry Pi’s operating system is very simple. Plus, if you’re looking to use an existing Raspbian install on a new Raspberry Pi 4, you can, once it’s upgraded to Buster. Related: 4 of the Best Lightweight Operating Systems for Raspberry Pi … Read more

Debian vs. Ubuntu: The Similarities, Differences and Which One You Should Use

Ubuntu received a lot of love in its earlier releases. It made many seemingly complicated operations, easier for beginners just coming into the world of Linux-based distributions. But around the time the Unity interface was launched, it started to get some hate, too. Objectively speaking, the interface was not good or bad, it did its job well. But it did it differently than what most people were used to. Then, some other changes, like inserting ads in the launch menu and changing the interface once again to Gnome, made some users dislike the distro even more and people began to look… Read more

How to Install Kodi on Linux

When it comes to media streaming, there’s no better player than Kodi. It can stream everything from your boxset collection to live TV – a far cry from its humble beginnings on the original Xbox. As it’s cross-platform, you’ll have no problem installing it on your Linux PC. Some Linux repositories already include Kodi as part of their software packages but not all. Here’s how to install Kodi on some of the most popular Linux distros. Ubuntu and Installing Kodi Recent versions of Ubuntu have included Kodi as part of Ubuntu’s default software repositories. This means you can install it straight from the terminal without… Read more

How to Upgrade Debian

For approximately two years, Debian remains relatively unchanged. Program versions and features remain the same for this duration. Security fixes get backported. Sometimes, exceptions are made for rare situations where a package might need new features. For example, a driver may get upgraded to add support for more hardware. But it rarely happens. Keeping things constant has its advantages. It makes the operating system dependable. You almost never encounter bugs. Things almost never break after updating packages. No new features also means no unexpected surprises/behavior. But every two years (approximately) a new Debian version is released. And it often brings significant improvements and new features… Read more