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Run Raspberry Pi Debian 12 PIXEL Desktop on a PC or Mac – an Exton modified Build 251019 with Refracta Snapshot included.

REFRACTA SNAPSHOT IS PRE-INSTALLED
This means that you can easily install the system to hard drive and you can just as easily make it your own remix of the Raspberry Pi Foundation PIXEL image. Study all included packages: https://exton.se/debian-pixel/debian-raspberrypi-pixel-installed-packages-251019.txt
I’ve added a few packages. Most important Synaptic, which I find essential.

VIRTUALBOX and VMware
My build/image works very well in VirtualBox and VMware. I.e. you can run the system directly from the ISO file and also install it to a virtual hard drive. You can of course also make your own Debian system with the the PIXEL Desktop using Refracta Snapshot.

KERNEL
Kernel 6.8.1-pae-exton is used. PAE (Physical Address Extension) increases the physical memory addressable by the system from 4 GB to 64 GB.

READ MORE: https://www.exton.se/

Features

  • Debian 12 Bookworm
  • Exton Build 251019
  • Raspberry Pi Debian 12 PIXEL
  • Debian Bookworm
  • Pixel Desktop
  • Refracta Installer
  • Refracta Snapshot
  • Create your own live installable Debian Pixel system with Refracta Snapshot
  • Kernel 6.8.1-pae-exton
  • PAE (Physical Address Extension)
  • LXDE Desktop
  • Synaptic
  • Gimp
  • 32 bit system
  • For UEFI and non-efi computers
  • Bring your old computer back to life with Debian PIXEL!

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Play Video Running from RAM - eject USB stick Samba connection with a Windows computer Refracta Snapshot is ready Installing in VMware The Desktop for user The Desktop for root

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  • exton Posted 2017-01-05
    Pixel Desktop is the default GUI of Raspbian operating system made for Raspberry Pi. Recently Pixel Desktop was released for the x86 platform. This means you can run the same desktop on your PC as on Raspberry Pi. At the moment a Live image of the Pixel Desktop is available only for x86. You can boot up your PC from a USB stick but not install the Pixel Desktop on your hard disk - officially. However, there is a work-around; Refracta Tools makes it possible for anyone to install Pixel Desktop on hard disk. THE INSTALLATION on hard disk - take the following steps 1. First of all, think twice before you do anything. Do understand it's all happening at your own risk! Ok, go on and download a derived version of Pixel Desktop with Refracta Tools from SourceForge.net. It's made by Exton Linux. 2. Next, burn the image on a USB stick (2 GB stick is big enough). Use your favourite app to do that. There are many apps to choose from; Win32DiskImager for Windows, command dd for Linux etc. 3. Finally, boot up your PC from Live USB stick. Once the graphical user interface is up and running look for System Tools -> Refracta Installer. You need to create and choose at least one partition for Pixel Desktop on hard disk. A wizard helps you and launches an app for partitioning. In the end of install you'll be asked to type in passwords for Pixel Desktop. AFTERMATH After setup you can run (in Terminal-app) sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade to get the latest updates and to see if your PC is connected to the Internet. For all you non-English-keyboard-users: different keyboard layouts are there for you to pick up. Browse Preferences -> Mouse and keyboard settings -> Keyboard tab -> Keyboard Layout button. What if Refracta Tools doesn't show up? This happened to me. An old Acer ZG5 mini laptop just could not make it. I guess Intel Atom 1,6 GHz with 1 GB of RAM was not enough? No Refracta Tools anywhere even though I was able to boot up Acer from USB stick. Well, Asus EeePC 1025C made my day and was willing to receive Pixel Desktop and is now my number one laptop! What if wifi doesn't work etc.? This, too, can happen. Bear in mind Pixel Desktop is there only helping you with your everyday tasks. It's Debian Linux under the surface that takes care of for example drivers. Off you go and look for help on the internet if your hardware fails. There are many Debian-concentrated discussion forums available. An official installer of Pixel Desktop is arriving later this year (2017). Before that Refracta Tools and a derived version from Exton Linux help you to perform hard disk setup of Pixel Desktop. Written by Sakari Castrén
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