# Raspberry Pi OS | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Rapberry_Pi_OS_Screenshot_2021-12-02_de.png/320px-Rapberry_Pi_OS_Screenshot_2021-12-02_de.png) | **Raspberry Pi OS** is a Unix-like operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution for the Raspberry Pi family of compact single-board computers. First developed independently in 2012, it has been produced as the primary operating system for these boards since 2013, distributed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Raspberry Pi OS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_OS) | ## Versions ### Raspberry Pi OS Lite - No desktop environment ### Raspberry Pi OS (Regular/default) with Desktop ### Raspberry Pi OS (Full) with Desktop & Recommended Software ## Configuration ### Raspi-config - [[VNC]] - [[I2C]] - [[SPI]] - [[SSH]]