This page catalogues __operating systems__ used for personal robots.

!! Linux-Based Operating Systems

* [Raspian] vs. [Alternatives|LinuxOS] for [Raspberry Pi]

"Raspian", a ''portmanteau'' of "Raspberry" and "Debian", was the original Linux-based OS for the Raspberry Pi. The current version is still Debian-based, but has been renamed as "Raspberry Pi OS".  

To install the OS on a Pi, it is copied onto an SD card using an application like the Balena Etcher, but the preferred method is to an application called the Raspberry Pi Imager, a free download from the [Raspberry Pi OS home page|https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/]. 


!! Other Operating Systems

* [Armbian] is a Debian-based OS used for ARM architecture, non-Raspberry Pi boards (it has not been and is not likely to be ported to the Raspberry Pi)
* [CircuitPython] or [MicroPython], a programming language, not an operating system but effectively used as such on [microcontrollers] (when powered on they run a single program)
* [JavaScript] (as used on the [Espruino])


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