Available SD card images
This is not a complete list, but these seem popular. I'm using Raspberry Pi OS Lite.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi OS | Official OS from Raspberry. Based on Debian. Was previously called Raspbian. |
| Raspberry Pi OS Lite | Same, but without a desktop environment. |
| DietPi | OS, extremely lightweight Debian |
| Ubuntu | OS, popular distro for PCs. Not as optimized for Raspberry. |
| Volumio | Music streaming |
| Moode audio | Music streaming |
| piCorePlayer | Music streaming |
| RoPieee | Music streaming with Roon and more |
| SnakeoilOS | Music streaming |
| Max2Play | Music/video player, home automation |
| LibreELEC | Video player (Kodi), purpose-built Linux distro |
| OSMC | Video player (Kodi), based on Debian |
| RetroPie | For retro games |
| Recalbox | For retro games |
| Home Assistant OS | For home automation |