Do you want to use actual Debian (not Raspbian aka Raspberry Pi OS) on a Raspberry Pi? Here are the small adjustments you will need to make to an official Debian image to make it 1. boot and 2. contain some of the features you would expect from Raspbian
Category: Experimental
Use USB drive as apt-get cache for frequent Raspberry PI reinstalls
I work on a configuration script for a Raspberry Pi, and as I debug it, more often than not I need to run reinstall over and over. On a metered connection it may be a problem, as not only it’s slow, it also uses your data plan. A way around this would be having a… Continue reading Use USB drive as apt-get cache for frequent Raspberry PI reinstalls
Android Studio Virtual Device: Installing and Gotchas, pre-Android 7
Android 7+ introduces certificate pinning that makes it more difficult to debug the requests the device makes. This covers the pre-certificate-pinning Android versions. Install Download and install. Here’s the archive with all available versions: https://developer.android.com/studio/archive. I will be installing 2023.2.1.25. First Launch; Choosing SDK If Android Studio crashes every time you try to open it,… Continue reading Android Studio Virtual Device: Installing and Gotchas, pre-Android 7
Installing Node.js on a low end VPS
If you have a VPS that runs Debian 8 or 9, here’s how you can install a relatively relevant Node.js version