Raspberry Pi Foundation came up with the vision that everyone should be able to afford their own programmable general-purpose computer, and their intention has always been that the company would provide with a full-featured desktop computer for just $35.
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The PIXEL was launched in September 2016, and it came with the best features which were being expected by many people for a desktop environment:
“A clean, modern user interface; a curated suite of productivity software and programming tools, both free and proprietary; and the Chromium web browser with useful plugins, including Adobe Flash, preinstalled.”
This entire function has been built on top of Debian, providing instant access to several free applications.
The company now has a Christmas treat for all its users, which is an experimental version of Debian+PIXEL for x86 platforms. All you need to do is
download the image, burn it onto a DVD or flash into a USB stick, and boot it straight into the familiar PIXEL desktop environment on your Mac or your PC. You can also purchase this month’s issue of The
MagPi magazine, which comes with the stylish bootable DVD on the cover.