Perform a minimal install on your Raspberry PI | Linux Today

Perform a minimal install on your Raspberry PI

Written By
P
PragmaticLinux
Nov 16, 2020

Do you plan on running your Raspberry PI as a server? Perhaps you prefer to skip the Pixel desktop environment installation and install a different desktop environment instead? In these cases it makes sense to start with a minimal install of the Raspberry PI operating system. This way you start with a clean slate, which you can afterwards custom tailor to your needs. This article shows you step-by-step how to install the Lite edition, so a minimal Raspberry PI operating system.

P

PragmaticLinux

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.