Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂Oct 29

I was trying to show off my darling little Raspi to my extended family but nobody was impressed. So my #GratefulForYou nod today goes out to all my Fedi friends who enjoy and delight in this kind of stuff. And thank you for always teaching me new things 🥹

#Linux #SmallTech #RaspberryPi

Show threadVictoria🏳️‍⚧️

@elena Warning: I'm completely green in the space.

What use cases those thingies are best at? I bet they excel at self-hosting, but if someone wanted to use them to run desktop on top of them, how viable would that be? Asking out of curiosity, hoping I didn't asked something dumb xD

Oct 29 at 11:04pmWeb
Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂Oct 30

@tragivictoria that’s precisely my current use case: I set up my Raspi as a Linux desktop computer running Ubuntu. I love how I can flash distros on a microSD and have them running in no time. Nobody was impressed by that though 🥲

And yes typical use cases are Pis used as inexpensive home servers. They’re just so wonderful!

Show threadClickyMcTickerOct 30

@tragivictoria @elena May not be quite what you mean with your question but:

I used Ubuntu Desktop to run a server for years. It’s not the ideal solution because the GUI and such eats up resources which could otherwise be used by the services, BUT… It was ideal for me because I was not nearly as confident and capable as I am now. Being able to use the desktop to move files or pull up commands from the Internet was a great help.

That system’s successor now runs Ubuntu Server, but only because I am fully comfortable using the CLI for server administration and no longer have any need for those desktop components.

If this was a machine that quite literally sat at my desk hooked up to my monitor/keyboard/mouse, there’s no reason I couldn’t use my server as a desktop or vice versa. The Pi is on the weak side for a dual-use like that, but the concept remains. You can build a home server into your desktop. It’s a great strategy for the cost savings.