The developers offer a Debian version and an Arch Linux version

Mar 6, 2012 15:37 GMT  ·  By

Raspberry Pi, a miniature computer with an estimate cost of just $25 (€18.5) and that is capable of running a Linux distro or RISC OS, now has a couple of distribution that can run on it.

The developers of Raspberry Pi from The Raspberry Pi Foundation, are providing users with two Linux distributions that can run on their mini PC.

The first one is Debian Squeeze, a reference root filesystem from Gray and Dom, containing LXDE, Midori, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.

The second one is Arch Linux ARM which is based on Arch Linux, a distro that aims for simplicity and full control to the end user. This distribution may not be suitable for beginners.

You can download the distributions from the official website.

Raspberry Pi relies on an ARM processor with a clock speed of 700 MHz, plus 128 MB or 256 MB of RAM, an SD card slot and a 5V Micro USB connector that supplies the power. It also features RCA and HDMI ports.