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Raspberry Pi Desktop catches up with Debian 13 after 4-year wait
The Register • • technology
Key Points:
- Raspberry Pi Desktop has returned after a four-year hiatus with a new version based on Debian 13 "Trixie," skipping Debian 12 for the PC edition.
- The updated release brings the familiar lightweight Pi desktop experience to x86-64 PCs and Intel Macs, but it no longer supports Apple Silicon models and requires a fresh installation.
- Raspberry Pi Desktop continues to offer a simple, low-resource Linux environment derived from Debian, featuring a Wayland-based desktop and the Raspberry Pi Connect remote-control service.
- The PC edition aligns with the latest Pi OS 6, which debuted in October 2025, following the end of Long Term Support for Debian 11-based versions in August 2024.
- This release targets users looking to revive older machines with a streamlined Linux desktop, maintaining the Pi OS tradition outside of the single-board computer ecosystem.
