New Out Of Box Software (Recommended)
We recommend that first-time Pi users start by downloading and installing our New Out of Box Software (NOOBS) onto a 4GB (or larger) SD card. On first boot, this presents you with a choice of operating systems to install, including Raspbian, Pidora and two flavours of XBMC. Once you have installed an operating system, you can return to the NOOBS interface by holding down shift during boot; this allows you to switch to a different operating system, or overwrite a corrupted card with a fresh install of the current one.
Full instructions can be found in our quick start guide, but in summary you will need to:
- Format your SD card using the SD Card Association’s formatting tool.
- Download and unpack the NOOBS zip file onto the SD card
| Torrent | NOOBS_v1_1.zip.torrent |
| Direct download | NOOBS_v1_1.zip |
| SHA-1 | ab69df2c48cf32abfb06934937ce3ebf249c278e |
Raw Images
The following raw images are intended for advanced users. To use an image file, you will need to unzip it and write it to a suitable (2GB or larger) SD card using the UNIX tool dd. Windows users should use Win32DiskImager. Do not try to drag and drop or otherwise copy over the image without using dd or Win32DiskImager – it won’t work. If you’re still not clear on what to do, the community on the Raspberry Pi Wiki has written a guide for beginners on how to set up your SD card.
Raspbian “wheezy”
If you’re just starting out, this is the image we recommend you use. It’s a reference root filesystem from Alex and Dom, based on the Raspbian optimised version of Debian, and containing LXDE, Midori, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.
| Torrent | 2013-05-25-wheezy-raspbian.zip.torrent |
| Direct download | 2013-05-25-wheezy-raspbian.zip |
| SHA-1 | 131f2810b1871a032dd6d1482dfba10964b43bd2 |
| Default login | Username: pi Password: raspberry |
Soft-float Debian “wheezy”
This image is identical to the Raspbian “wheezy” image, but uses the slower soft-float ABI. It is only intended for use with software such as the Oracle JVM which does not yet support the hard-float ABI used by Raspbian.
| Torrent | 2013-05-29-wheezy-armel.zip.torrent |
| Direct download | 2013-05-29-wheezy-armel.zip |
| SHA-1 | d42d913fb4f49b351ef865edcf318f47ae04edca |
| Default login | Username: pi Password: raspberry |
Arch Linux ARM
Arch Linux ARM is based on Arch Linux, which aims for simplicity and full control to the end user. Note that this distribution may not be suitable for beginners. The latest version of this image uses the hard-float ABI, and boots to a command prompt in around ten seconds.
| Torrent | archlinux-hf-2013-06-06.zip.torrent |
| Direct download | archlinux-hf-2013-06-06.zip |
| SHA-1 | 706037373bbb33ab6fb0af147a6e795bd04f1503 |
| Default login | Username: root Password: root |
Pidora
Pidora is a Fedora Remix optimized for the Raspberry Pi computer. It uses the same hard-float calling convention as Raspbian, and incorporates many of the same optimizations, including ARMv6-optimized libarmmem. More details can be found here.
| Torrent | pidora-18-r1c.zip |
| Direct download | pidora-18-r1c.zip |
| SHA-1 | c6317c7f56ca68d8abe951a04bf494cf576a2792 |
| Default login | Username: root Password: raspberrypi |
RISC OS
RISC OS is a computer operating system designed in Cambridge, England by Acorn. First released in 1987, its origins can be traced back to the original team that developed the ARM microprocessor. RISC OS is owned by Castle Technology, and maintained by RISC OS Open. This version is made available free of charge to Raspberry Pi users.
| Torrent | riscos-2013-03-19-RC8.zip.torrent |
| Direct download | riscos-2013-03-19-RC8.zip |
| SHA-1 | 9d3719a66f64073740a4a1ec0b96f9c5359c5f66 |