Raspberry Pi starter kits are already getting pretty expensive these days, and it’s easy to think you need everything to get started: a case, keyboard, mouse, and… a dedicated monitor. Well, in most cases you don’t really need any of that stuff. You’ll only need a Raspberry Pi monitor in a few specific situations, like…
In most other articles on RaspberryTips, I usually suggest getting an accessory or buying a new model to run this or that app. Today, it’s the opposite. I want to show you a few projects you can run to save money (or even make some). A lot of folks are saying that with current prices,…
Want to keep Raspberry Pi OS, LibreELEC, RetroPie, or DietPi on the same SD card? You don’t need multiple cards anymore. I’ve been using a dual-boot setup when testing different distributions, and it saves a surprising amount of time. PINN is currently the easiest way to dual boot on a Raspberry Pi. It installs multiple…
Many older Raspberry Pi tutorials still show a simple pip install command to add Python packages. It worked for years, but on recent operating systems, it can now fail with an “externally-managed-environment” error. If this is the first time you’ve seen it, here’s what changed and how to fix it. The externally-managed-environment error appears when…
With Raspberry Pi prices going crazy lately due to RAM shortages, picking the right Raspberry Pi model is harder than ever. I basically have all of them, so I use the Raspberry Pi 5 most of the time (I bought it before the price went up, though). But if I were starting all over again,…
I used to see Raspberry Pi boards as the obvious choice for almost any small computer project. But with prices changing so much lately, especially on models with more RAM, I think it’s fair to ask whether a Raspberry Pi is still the best deal for every use case. There are several direct competitors to…
I recently installed Armbian on one of my Raspberry Pi boards, and I was surprised by how much it has improved over the years. If you’re curious about trying it yourself, I’ll walk you through the installation process and help you get started. Armbian can now be installed on all recent Raspberry Pi models, including…
A Raspberry Pi can run dozens of self-hosted applications, but managing them from the terminal isn’t for everyone. After trying several solutions, I think CasaOS offers one of the easiest ways to get started, with a beautiful web interface to manage everything. CasaOS is a free web interface for Linux that turns a Raspberry Pi…
AI (artificial intelligence) is a buzzword that has been thrown around a lot these days, and the Raspberry Pi ecosystem is no exception. New use cases have been tested on it, and new products have even been released to accompany this phenomenon. So, what can your Raspberry Pi actually do with AI? A Raspberry Pi…
Beginners tend to start with Raspberry Pi OS because it’s what they get on their SD card or because it seems like the logical choice, which is fine. Then, they learn about other systems. There are probably more than 100 listed in Raspberry Pi Imager alone, and many others can run on a Raspberry Pi….
