Raspberry Pi announced today a new variant of the latest Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer with 1GB RAM to provide the community with more flexibility for their Linux and Open Source projects.

Released two years ago, the Raspberry Pi 5 was initially launched in 4GB and 8GB RAM variants, with a 2GB RAM variant released in August 2024, and a 16GB RAM model arriving in January 2025 thanks to the optimized D0 stepping of the Broadcom BCM2712 application processor in the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer.

As of today, you can buy the Raspberry Pi 5 with 1GB RAM. Apart from the 1GB RAM, the new Raspberry Pi 5 features the same specs as the rest of the Raspberry Pi 5 variants, including a quad-core 2.4GHz Arm Cortex-A76 processor with cryptography extensions, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and a PCI Express port.

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Raspberry Pi Imager, a tool that helps users easily write OS images onto an SD card, which can then be used to boot the Raspberry Pi, has just released version 2.0, now available for download.

The new version marks the most substantial change since the tool debuted five years ago, by introducing a redesigned interface, a guided setup wizard, and built-in support for configuring Raspberry Pi Connect before the first boot.

Imager 2.0 reorganizes the entire workflow into a clear, step-by-step sequence. Each stage now occupies the full window, giving more room for explanations, validation messages, and contextual links. The new wizard guides users through selecting their device, choosing an operating system, picking a storage medium, configuring system settings, and writing the image.

After debuting its Debian 13-based release at the start of last month, Raspberry Pi OS—the recommended, freely distributed operating system for all Raspberry Pi devices—has received a new November update that brings desktop improvements, HiDPI enhancements, and upgrades across key system components.

The update introduces HiDPI scaling controls directly in the Screens panel, making it easier for users to tune display clarity on high-resolution monitors. HiDPI icons have also been added across the panel, file manager, and several applications, improving sharpness and visual consistency. Additionally, the Wayland task switcher now includes icons.

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I just got my second RPi5, put LibreElec on it via microSD, and for some reason the boot menu appears and goes through it's thing first before booting LibreElec. Is there a reason it doesn't boot straight into LibreElec? How can I have it skip the boot menu screen?

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The built-in keyboard on my Pi 500 is acting up and, while I found a way online to fix it that looks simple enough, it'll be a few days before I have a chance to do it. In the meantime I've got another keyboard plugged into a USB port as a substitute.

The trouble is that after a couple hours the built-in keyboard starts repeatedly spamming the letter N on its own and I have to reboot to make it stop. Is there any way to tell the Pi to ignore its own keyboard inputs and only listen to the other keyboard for now, then reverse that when I get the main keyboard straightened out again?

I realize this is Raspberry Pi community, but considering the overlap, I hope Pi-adjacent is acceptable.

Looking at the Orange Pi Zero W2 for a project since it's available with a lot more RAM than the Pi ZeroW2 (1-4 GB vs 512 MB). I'm not doing anything complex with it (no GPIO, USB gadget, etc), and it'll basically just be a tiny server running Kiwix and possibly some light groupware and/or file share. Maybe even CodeServer if I go with the 4 GB model.

Essentially my requirements for it are:

• Wifi AP support so devices can connect to it. Preferably AP+STA so it can also provide internet and PiHole services.
• Runs a supported distro (e.g. not the one-and-done version from the manufacturer that's never updated)
• Fairly stable
• Supports 256 to 512 GB SD card

According to what I've read, Armbian seems to be the go-to distro for these boards. It also seems to be supported by DietPi.

I've got a handful of Pi Zero's (both 1 and 2) and they work well, but even with zram enabled, I'm limited by the 512 MB of memory, so these "fruit clone" ones are tempting. Anyone have hands-on experience with them? Is there a better distro besides Armbian? Should I just stick with Raspberry Pi and manage with the limited RAM?