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manner. Through its OS, the Raspberry Pi Foundation also provides
easy access to a vast collection of tutorials. An equally important role
is that of the community of learners, educators, and enthusiasts who
contribute by creating and sharing educational content, offering trou-
bleshooting support and who develop new tools and resources. There
is always something for you to learn cost-effectively, as projects range
from AI to robotics to serving, playing, synthesizing and composing
(with SonicPi software, see  sonic-pi.net) music.
In the chapter on advanced Raspberry Pi projects, we will become
familiar with operating systems like Volumio, MoOde, piCorePlayer
(pCP), Ropieee and Vitos. These are used for music playback or stream-
ing, either through a popular, albeit expensive, application Roon (see
 roon.app/en/ for details) on a rock server (for which Ropieee is
among the best options), or as a standalone Raspberry Pi-based mu-
sic player solution. All are operating systems that do only one thing
– make it possible for you to stream or play music through web-based
interfaces that allow users to control the music player from a web
browser on different devices (phones, tablets, and computers).
If you are using Raspberry Pi Imager v1.8.4 you can choose to install
Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 (64-bit) for Raspberry Pi 4/400/5 models with 4
or more GB RAM. For Raspberry Pi Zero 2W/2/3/4/400 you can install
Ubuntu Server 23.10 (32-bit version). There are also options for install-
ing Apertis or RISC OS PI for many Raspberry Pi models. For media
player OSes RPi recommends LibreELEC (which is a Kodi entertain-
ment distribution), OSMC (a fast and feature-filled open-source media
centre), as well as Volumio and moOde. There are also three emulation
and game operating systems on offer in Raspberry Pi Imager – Ret-
roPie; Recalbox; Lakka – and a number of specific-purpose operating
systems:
• For 3D printing: OctoPi, OctoKlipperPi, Mainsail OS, and Simply-
Print
• For home assistants: Homebridge, Home Assistant, Raspberry-
Matic, nymea, Gladys Assistant, and openHAB
• A popular open-source digital signage project called Anthias, Kali
Linux
• Freemium and paid-for operating systems: digital signage OS; 3D
printing; Android by Emteria; TLXOS.

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