Raspberry Pi OS is the operating system formerly known as Raspbian. Its name leaves little to the imagination as to where it comes from and what devices it is intended for, although it also has a build aimed at 32-bit x86 machines.
Raspberry Pi OS has been trying to improve as a desktop system for a long time. We can find it in its latest version a search box that lets you find apps such as file manager, operating system image application and digital image viewer (JPG, PNG, BMP…). Also, the audio icons have been separated so that one is for input and one is for output. The second appears to the right of the output after the user connects a microphone via Bluetooth or USB.
To make the system faster to use, the responsible staff has introduced two new keyboard shortcuts: one is “ctrl+alt+B” which opens the Bluetooth menu, and the other is “ctrl+alt+W” which allows you to easily open the Wi-Fi connection menu. Added to this is provision NetworkManager as an additional network servicebecause dhcpcd will, at least for now, continue to be used by default by the Raspberry Pi operating system.
The basis behind the operating system and the famous mini-PCs explained that NetworkManager is the de facto standard on the Linux desktop, and the truth is that it is, if we consider that it is used by default by Ubuntu, Fedora , openSUSE, Debian and many other distributions. The implementation of NetworkManager in the Raspberry Pi OS is still in beta, so it is up to the users to consider whether the change is worth it or not, and accept the problems it may cause.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation explains that NetworkManager provides features such as the ease of connecting to Wi-Fi networks using a hidden SSID, the ease of managing VPN connections, and the fact that it simplifies the configuration of Raspberry mini-PCs. Pi as a Wi-Fi hotspot. It sounds like NetworkManager will be set as the default in the future, but we’ll see.
Finally, it is worth noting the inclusion Picamera2, a camera interface that works at a higher level and is easier to use than the traditional libcamera. It is intended for cameras connected by a flat cable directly to the connector on the Raspberry Pi itself and is not compatible with any other type of camera, such as those connected via USB or over networks.
And so far, new things incorporated into the Raspberry Pi OS, which is apparently gradually becoming a distribution more adapted to what is usually seen in those that are mainly oriented towards the desktop.
