Pi PC: Using the Raspberry Pi 4 as a Desktop PC with Twister OS

00:00 Introduction
00:55 A Quick Word
01:31 Hardware
02:48 Getting Started
03:26 Update the Bootloader
05:29 Downloading Twister OS
06:22 Verifying the Download
08:49 Installing Twister OS
10:05 Setting up Twister OS
16:53 ThemeTwister: Changing the Desktop Theme
18:12 Exploring the Twister OS Desktop
24:32 Installing (and Uninstalling) Software
29:16 Operating System Updates (Twister OS Patcher)
29:54 Pi Power Settings
32:53 Office Tasks
35:17 Setting up Email
37:30 Printing From the Pi
41:55 Connecting to a Network Share
44:58 Connect Your Android Device to Your Pi
48:08 Video Conferencing on the Raspberry Pi
52:35 Twister OS Web Apps
53:40 PhotoGIMP
54:06 Let Pi Entertain You
56:48 Get Your Game On!
01:05:00 Wrap Up
The Raspberry Pi has come a long way since it was first introduced back in 2012. In this video we'll look at setting up a Pi 4 as your day to day computer.
After installing and configuring Pi-Labs superb Twister OS operating system, we'll explore such topics as:
* How to install (and remove) applications
* Productivity with Office tasks
* The "dreaded" printer installation
* Connecting to a server or NAS (Network Attached Storage) box
* Setting up an Email client
* Attaching an Android smartphone (or tablet) and controlling it from the desktop
* Making a Zoom video call
* Working with images in PhotoGIMP
* Fun activities involving entertainment and gaming.
and more...
Website links:
Raspberry Pi
www.raspberrypi.org/
Twister OS
twisteros.com/
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier
www.microsoft.com/en-gb/downl...
Raspberry Pi Imager
www.raspberrypi.org/software/
Pi-Apps
github.com/Botspot/pi-apps
Arduino
www.arduino.cc/
Cura
ultimaker.com/software/ultima...
FreeCAD
www.freecadweb.org/
PiKISS
github.com/jmcerrejon/PiKISS
Box86
github.com/ptitSeb/box86
GIMP
www.gimp.org/
MAME Game ROMs
www.mamedev.org/roms/
GOG
www.gog.com/
Humble Bundle
www.humblebundle.com/
Lutris
lutris.net/
Steam
store.steampowered.com/
Additional credits:
With thanks to www.1001fonts.com/ for the following fonts
"Metro Retro NF" made by Nick Curtis
"Ninja Naruto" made by sk89q
"Note To Self" made by Yankee Doodle Co.
"rainydays" made by bruag
Chromium logo courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 (CC BY 2.5)
creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Raspberry Pi GPIO layout courtesy of CWBudde / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
DUN-DUN-DUUUUN!!! - Sound Effect with thanks to the Dark Parodies KZbin Channel
Thanks to KZbin Audio for the following tracks
"Tak" by Bobby Richards
"Yah Yah" by josh pan
(Original) images sourced from the superb pixabay.com/

[@pilabs3206]

I have to say this is by far one of the best run-throughs of Twister OS and its many features to date. I highly recommend this video for anyone new to Twister OS, and even seasoned veterans!

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for the great feedback, and for putting together what must surely be one of the best operating systems available for the Raspberry Pi.

[@TheRealFrankWizza]

Twister is easily the Best OS on the pi. It could use a little updating on the pinebook pro. That's probably an armbian thing.

[@onlyeyeno]

Thanks for this very comprehensive yet "efficient" introduction and demonstration of Twister on R.P.4. I "stumbled over" this video but couldn't stop watching, it must have been an absolute gargantuan amount of work to create, but it shows in the result. Best regards.

[@bytemypi2918]

Yes, it did take a little while to put together, but they do say that Rome wasn't built in a day! Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@panoshountis1516]

Without doubt this is one of the most comprehensive video walkthroughs I have ever seen on anything. You just gave me the final nudge to get myself another Pi 4 to play with the Twister OS.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks very much. You can never have too many Pis :)

[@smartassist9700]

Pi Labs a zillion thanks to you and your partner for creating and fine tuning it. Both of your work will bring MANY FROM WINDOWS TO LINUX AT A FASTER PACE! (My wife is one already!). Most Humble Appreciation!

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

well done bro! Most exhaustive review and tutorial combo I have ever seen on any OS ever! I am an old geek from way back and even learned a few new things I did not know. :)

[@bytemypi2918]

Thank you, much appreciated. Great to be able to teach an old geek a few new tricks!

[@christopherperry8693]

Just found this Chanel yesterday. Your video tutorials are 100%, well presented and info packed. Loved the Nextcloud, Amahi and OMV tutorials (I don't have a Pi). Have subscribed and thumbs up to all watched. Hope for more videos soon.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for the encouraging feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos.

[@MarkTheMorose]

Best 'how to' video I've ever watched. More like 'how to use a computer' than 'use Twister OS on a Raspberry Pi'. I salute the herculean effort involved.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks very much. Nice of you to say so.

[@SteveJones172pilot]

I've been using Pis since the beginning, but had never heard of Twister.. This video was great.. I'll have to give it a shot!

[@bytemypi2918]

Thank you. Enjoy using Twister OS!

[@LD-eo8vc]

YES ! This is the best tutorial I have seen so far for this OS on PI4.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thank you, much appreciated :)

[@Velaxity]

Very informative video!! Thanks for taking the time to make it 👍 I've got a pi 4 8gb coming today.

[@bytemypi2918]

Not a problem. Nice one, enjoy your 8GB Pi 4 :)

[@tonyhodgson6744]

This is a brilliant tutorial on Twister. thought it was a basic OS till i watched this. excellent work. subscribed

[@bytemypi2918]

It's definitely my favourite operating system for the Raspberry Pi :) Thanks for subscribing.

[@stephenlittle7534]

A Brilliant explanation of how things work. Well done I will be looking at your other stuff.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks very much. I hope you find the videos helpful :)

[@Kohei_Starry69DanceStudio]

AMAZING ! Everyithing works Problem is sloved Thank you!!

[@bytemypi2918]

Great to hear!

[@andrewdupuis1151]

thanks for posting it my fav os now for my Raspberry Pi 4

[@bytemypi2918]

You're welcome. Yes, it's incredible how much the Pi has advanced since it was first introduced, and Twister OS is a great way to get more out of it.

[@gr8bkset-524]

Great detailed instructions! Twister with the Mac theme has become my fulltime. I only use Windows for printing. I'm going to try out your print trick for my Canon mfc.

[@bytemypi2918]

You're welcome. I would imagine the Windows 10 and Mac themes will be the most popular options on Twister OS. I hope your printing goes well.

[@EODDaveActual]

Extremely informative. One of the best videos of the Pi4 I've seen to date.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks very much. I try my best.

[@scottbowman6880]

Awesome instructional video it was easy to follow and mission accomplished. Thanks for your time.

[@bytemypi2918]

No problem. Glad you found it useful :)

[@itainelken]

wow great video! would recommend to everyone using twisterOS!

[@bytemypi2918]

Thank you. Your feedback is much appreciated.

[@wanderingyoutube]

Extensive setup video that any one can use as a guide to setup their own gear. Very wide range of applications demonstrated with key hints. However, Ms Word can open ODF files and we should encourage it's use by just giving ODF files to others and have them experience Ms Word opening it. It has changed a few people I know of their perception of Ms Word and the file format scenario.

[@MrBobWareham]

I had to join your channel after watching your excellent review of the pi 4 you certainly sold it to me and twister was awsome that was a very good review so thank you so much I enjoyed it all and all that without annoying music that some KZbinrs seem to think they should cover up their voices with and no ear blaster to start, you are very good but then you are English so that could explain it Bob in the UK

[@bytemypi2918]

Ta very much. It's good to hear that you're giving the Raspberry Pi and Twister OS a go :) Thanks for subscribing.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@MrBobWareham Good old Microsoft! I've always said they're the best sales representative Linux could ever have. It's Xubuntu that you want to start with to install Twister UI: xubuntu.org/

[@philliplanos]

i've tried ubunut 21.04, Manjaro and even the basic Raspian....spent 3 days trying to get things to run on my Pi4 with zoom. After giving up 10 times...I found your video and have decided this is the way to move forward given I was hoping to use my pi4 as a portable daily driver. Thanks for such an awesome video. Sincerely grateful. During this journey ive learned more than I ever though about Sudo this and Pamac or Pacman that lol

[@bytemypi2918]

You're welcome. It certainly sounds like you've been trying a few distros! You'll soon be a Linux guru at this rate :)

[@LemmyCaution66]

I just discovered your channel thanks to the mysterious algorithm of KZbin. I was looking for “parkour” sport examples. The Pi 4+ 8GB is the single board computer that I use. Nothing special but interesting. So I decided to watch your video and it is very good. I learned stuff I never saw before or didn’t know existed. It is really a shame you don’t have more subs. You truly deserve them. You do put a lot of effort in your videos. For the coming days I know what videos to I’m going to watch. Regarding your amount of subscribers. Maybe you could watch some videos on how to optimise your front page, your title and your comments for KZbin’s algorithm and on how to attract viewers. I don’t want to criticise your work. It works for me 100% but I was darned lucky to end here. Can’t wait for your new videos and I want to thank you for the work and time you put into your videos. Take care and kind regards from a new subscriber from Belgium . 🇧🇪 Again, thank you 😊!

[@bytemypi2918]

Wow, now that's what I call feedback. I'm glad you managed to find my channel, despite KZbin's mysterious algorithm! I've literally just purchased a Pi 4 8GB - it's my third Pi 4, following a 2GB and 4GB model respectively - so it will most likely put in an appearance in a future video at some point. It's great to hear that my videos are being viewed in Belgium. International stardom at last! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a detailed comment, much appreciated. Best wishes :)

[@XaeonBE]

Really enjoyed watching this thanks for this video I will probably use it as a reference in the future now that I watched it completely.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for your feedback. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the video.

[@nigelgunn322]

Probably the best tutorial I've seen.

[@bytemypi2918]

Blimey that's quite the compliment! Thanks very much :)

[@yellobus8176]

Brilliant form start to end, thank you for doing this. Twister is a great fun OS and this is a great way to set it up although I have done it on a 128gb Micro SD everything so far still runs really well. Interesting point - I downloaded Twister V2 and set it up on a Pi400. All was great until I switched to Win 10 mode. It did its reboot and all I got was a black and white flashing screen. Rebooting got me no where just the same screen. Put it in a Rasp 4b and it booted into Win 10 with no issues so swapped it back to Twister OS and it works on the 400 again.

[@bytemypi2918]

You're welcome :) What a bizarre situation with your Pi 400 and Twister OS. I've not heard of anyone else experiencing this issue, but unfortunately I don't have a Pi 400 to test. Anyway, I'm glad that putting the microSD card in the Pi 4 and then swapping back to the Pi 400 solved the problem. Thanks for your feedback.

[@marekmogilewicz4453]

Thank You very mutch for this video !

[@bytemypi2918]

You are most welcome. Thanks for your feedback.

[@tombennett1673]

brilliant video, i feel much more confident in giving it a go now

[@bytemypi2918]

Go for it, it's well worth taking this OS for a spin (pun intended)! Thanks for your feedback.

[@tombennett1673]

@@bytemypi2918 I cant believe I haven't found your channel before but I'm glad I have now. thanks for the reply and I'm going for a spin now

[@AlexandreLollini]

Thanks for an excellent video, I am now going to reduce the power used from my old pc and convert to a pi 4.

[@bytemypi2918]

No problem. Sounds like a plan :)

[@howardstever6676]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@bytemypi2918]

You're welcome. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@williammontes4365]

such a great video, It made me search and download twister! hope python works like in raspos best regards, and thanks for the video

[@bytemypi2918]

Fantastic - hopefully another Twister OS convert then! It's based on Raspberry Pi OS so you should be fine with Python. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@pgtmr2713]

For months I saved a micro sd card with raspos. No need. It's a complete replacement. 3 pi4's running Twister OS, even got my PiBoy to run it. Hilarious little desktop with a cell phone hotspot.

[@bytemypi2918]

Yes, it's my favourite Raspberry Pi operating system as well :)

[@Duelista23]

that's a really nice looking xfce desktop

[@bytemypi2918]

Yes, it's an impressive OS, is it not :)

[@patricksantos4199]

I haven't even received my Raspberry Pi 4 yet but I'm gonna be running this one out of the box when it arrives in the mail. 😅

[@bytemypi2918]

It's a good choice :) Thanks for your feedback.

[@fake404]

@Byte My Pi Hii mate ! I wanna thank you very much . Recently I got my Pi and was looking for a complete OS which can fulfill my needs as I have to switch from windows to linux directly ! Thanks to KZbin it suggests me this video, now I'm convinced to use Twister OS ! thank you very much, love form India .

[@retoxdafreak9033]

Great video! What I lately discovered was, that you can also run TwisterOS on a Ubuntu driven PC what would mean no speed problems with gaming and emulation. Would it be possible to investigate this in a video like this one with the Raspberry 4? I think this would be very interesting for the community, too. Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@bytemypi2918]

You're most welcome. Yes, I saw that Twister OS had an x86 compatible version available. I believe that, unlike the Raspberry Pi release, you have to start with a base operating system first (as you rightly say, Xubuntu - apparently you can use Linux Mint as well, in its XFCE edition), and then install the Twister OS package on top of it. It's probably a bit soon to be looking at Twister OS again right now - even on a different base. Plus, I have several ideas for the next few videos I'm trying to create. That said, it could well be worth revisiting Twister OS in this form at some point in the future. Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated.

[@ruffnutts]

Great video this, think I will start using Twister OS looks great ;)

[@bytemypi2918]

Thank you. Yes, I highly recommend giving Twister OS a go!

[@ruffnutts]

@@bytemypi2918 going to put it on my boys pi400 as well :)

[@bytemypi2918]

@@ruffnutts A Pi 400 - that's posh. Lucky them.

[@nitramyasmar]

Excellent video. Do you know of any way to get window 'snapping' to work? It's the one (perhaps only?) feature of MS Windows that I miss most.

[@bytemypi2918]

Windows 'snapping' should be turned on by default. If it's not working, check in "Window Manager" within "Settings" on the "Advanced" tab that "Windows snapping - To screen borders" is ticked. Hope that helps :)

[@tstcikhthys]

Quite a comprehensive overview of a great OS flavour. The only thing that was odd was your upspeak; it was kinda like listening to a British version of a California Valley Girl accent where every sentence is spoken as a question. Might want to work on that.

[@RenanYanez]

Great video, on the part for getting the hash, there is no need to dl another program in PS you can use Get-FileHash -Algorithm md5 FILE_NAME or in cmd prompt CERTUTIL -hashfile FILE_NAME md5

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for your feedback. I didn't realise PowerShell had native support for file hashing - good to know :)

[@jopets7771]

I am new to pi and glad i found your video, very informative. I watched some of twister os tutorials but i will say your video is the BEST!! ... Now I know i can boot on usb.... one question can i use any ssd hard drive or usb stick to install my twister os?

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for such positive praise. I'm glad you found the video helpful. In answer to your query, you should be able to use most external SSD drives or USB sticks with Twister OS on the Pi. That said, I have read that some people have experienced issues with certain hardware. Stick with a decent brand - something like Samsung or Kingston - and you should be fine, or if you want to chance something a bit cheaper, I've had good results with TCSUNBOW.

[@jopets7771]

@@bytemypi2918 Thank you very much for your quick reply... I subscribed your channel and looking forward for more of your video on pi...

[@bytemypi2918]

@@jopets7771 You're welcome. Thanks for subscribing. If you haven't seen it, I created a Pi Projects playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL_Mwrh2LDs7Txko-OSHuC0qRVSiDIGS-d

[@media.magika5010]

Excellent coverage... Would be much more great if this fabulous OS is availabe for PC also.... Thanks for the Exposure..,

[@bytemypi2918]

My pleasure. Twister OS is available for PC, but (unlike the Pi version) unfortunately it's not supplied as a downloadable image. Instead you install it on top of an existing Linux Operating System, which makes the process a little less straight forward. I've already had a viewer enquire about the possibility of a set up video for this. Unsurprisingly, Twister OS seems to be rapidly growing in popularity. Now that I've received a couple of comments regarding putting it on a PC/laptop, I may cover this sooner than originally planned - so stay tuned! Thanks for your feedback.

[@martkt10]

Great video, you mentioned you used Thunderbird , I too use this on a mac, but in the version i'm using Thunderbird 78, Do you know how to move the account to a different computer ?

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for the encouraging comment. Assuming you're using IMAP, setting up Thunderbird as shown in the video will give you access to all of your existing emails. If you want to migrate any additional data (for example, your contacts), you'll need to copy Thunderbird's Profile folder. There's a handy article on how to do this on Mozilla's own support site: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer

[@martkt10]

@@bytemypi2918 Migrate, That was what i was trying to say, thank you as currently i use a mac have done since windows xp, like the look of the arm macs, but them there are all my folders in thunderbird, don't want to lose them

[@bytemypi2918]

Yes, you don't want to be having to recreate everything you've already set up. Glad I could help.

[@jothain]

Useful tip for Linux users that might stumble into too large program windows that doesn't fit your resolution. If you don't want or can't change resolution and you can't ie. see bottom confirmation/next etc. button that you know that is down there, but not visible. Do following: Press left Alt key and drag wanted window. This way you can grab where ever of the window and move it past UI borders. This works on pretty much on all of the UI's for Linux.

[@bytemypi2918]

That's a great tip! Thanks for posting :)

[@fred-youtube]

aif you have the raspberry pi 400 (the one that looks like a keyboard) remember to plus your screen into the port to the left of the sd card

[@bytemypi2918]

If you're lucky enough to have a Pi 400, plugging the micro hdmi connector into the port closest to the micro SD card slot is a good set-up tip. Thanks for letting people know.

[@timcollins9800]

Good video, it,s a lot to take in one sitting though,

[@bytemypi2918]

If you prefer bite-sized chunks, I've started adding timestamps in the video description so you can quickly access each section. Thanks for your feedback.

[@timcollins9800]

Yes, I got that, And that's what I do. It has to be one of the best distros. for the Pi Any chance of doing one on getting Bluetooth on a Pi.?Mouse and Keyboards that is and the easiest way to do it.

[@bytemypi2918]

If you're trying to add a bluetooth device to Twister OS, it should be fairly straightforward. Look in "Settings" and open the "Bluetooth Manager". From there, click "Search" and, providing the bluetooth device in question is set to discoverable mode, it should appear within a few seconds. Once it's visible, select it and click "Setup". This will open the "Bluetooth device setup assistant", which is a wizard to help us make the connection. Choose "Pair Device" and click "Next". If it's a keyboard or mouse that you're connecting, go with "Human Interface Device Service (HID)". Finally, click "Next" again and you should be good to go :)

[@timcollins9800]

@@bytemypi2918 It might be to you as a tech person, but some of us are nontech people; like myself.

[@robgauthier9249]

I see that kodi in on twister but can you tell me how to install plex server on twister please. Thank you Bob

[@bytemypi2918]

I've not tried them, but there are versions of Plex Media server available for ARM processors on the Plex website's download page: www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server Select 'Linux' for the platform, and if you have a Raspberry Pi 4, choose the ARMv8 package. Hope that helps :)

[@likjou]

is it necessary to plug in the ethernet cable because i dont have a router nearby and i only have wireless connection :(.

[@bytemypi2918]

Wi-Fi's fine, you don't have to use a network cable. If you're not sure how to connect the Pi to your wireless network, check out the "Setting up Twister OS" section of the video :)

[@evvie01]

Will that add printer trick from cups work with other OS's too. My brother has been having trouble with his printer.

[@bytemypi2918]

CUPS works with Linux and macOS (it was actually developed by Apple). Unfortunately it won't help with Windows.

[@evvie01]

@@bytemypi2918 It was worth asking you never know what tricks work where. I used to: "I wonder if..." all the time. Having fun in my Inkscape, learning it's limits.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@evvie01 It never hurts to ask :)

[@eugenesmirnov252]

Very very good. But do you really need to install Cheese if you already have vlc which can show the image from your camera? But more important - which way you've got so perfect screen capture?

[@bytemypi2918]

You don't need to install "Cheese", but I like the name when you're taking a picture from your camera! I use a cost effective HDMI capture device that I picked up on Amazon. It's called "HDMI to USB C USB3.0 Video Capture Type C Capture Device with 3.5mm Audio for Windows/Linux/Mac STB Game Recording PS4 HDMI Capture". It appears that they still sell it, if you'd like to take a look. Thanks for your feedback.

[@eugenesmirnov252]

@@bytemypi2918 for me it was a challenge to capture&edit all on Pi ;-) I like your movie, but I suspect the Great&Terrible M$ will not be so calm than Twister OS uses so many copyright icons & themes.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@eugenesmirnov252 Yes, I doubt Microsoft would be too pleased with it, but they only seem interested in cloud services these days. I don't capture video on to the Pi itself, but run its HDMI output into my desktop PC - trying to process it all on the Pi may be a little too much for the tiny PC!

[@eugenesmirnov252]

@@bytemypi2918 this is a reason why I turn my Office-Console project ( as M$ desktop replacement ) toward XFCE design 10 years ago. So if you're interested, I'd be happy to continue conversation about. My contacts is on the office-console"dot'ru, as I've troubles to find how to contact you directly.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@eugenesmirnov252 XFCE is a great choice for less powerful hardware. It certainly beats Windows.

[@ozziearchangel9096]

Needed a web browsing demo. Netflix amazon.youtube.even live streaming for sports NBA.nfl.soccer. how about the media player to play video files etc. Just to compare if they pass or fail

[@bytemypi2918]

The default Chromium web browser should take care of most of your streaming needs. You could also use the KZbin web app if you prefer. VLC Media player (which is also included in Twister OS) usually plays anything you throw at it, or there's Kodi if you'd sooner go the whole hog with a complete media centre.

[@qbatpd1574]

i've screen tearing problem on Yt and netflix, is any chance to fix it?

[@bytemypi2918]

I haven't personally noticed any screen tearing, but I'll try and suggest some potential fixes. First, check that you're running the latest version of Twister OS: Application menu - System - Twister OS Patcher. Note. In the latest version of Twister OS (2.0.1), Chromium Media Edition has been removed, as it's no longer needed since the standard Chromium browser now has native Widevine support. If that doesn't help, open the Terminal (Application menu - System - Xfce Terminal) and type: sudo raspi-config From the menu that opens, navigate to "Advanced Options", then to "GL Driver. From there, select the "G2 GL" driver and then "OK". Next navigate back into "Advanced Options" and this time into "Compositor". When it asks if you would like to enable the "xcompmgr manager" select "No" and then "OK". From there choose "Finish" and then type "sudo reboot" (without the quotes) and press Enter to restart the Pi. Hopefully this will help with the issue you're having :)

[@tristix3721]

most beautiful distro for Rasperry pi....but i have problem with audio jack (it's having white noise and found as analog) so I still stay with Manjaro until i fixed the issue

[@bytemypi2918]

I've not tried Manjaro on the Pi, but I used to run the PC version. If you have any, I'd try connecting some USB speakers - these can be a good workaround if you're experiencing issues with the 3.5mm jack.

[@tristix3721]

@@bytemypi2918 yup, i did think about usb sound card. Thanks for suggestion.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@tristix3721 No problem

[@jim7smith]

Obviously I have a lot of reasons for liking your videos, but one thing you might consider is adjusting the volume on your "intro" that you splice into each video. It is a LOT louder than the usual microphone volume when you are doing your videos. The word Startling comes to mind... LOL. BTW I am a subscriber, also.

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for subscribing. Hopefully you've noticed in my more recent videos I've adjusted the audio. Unfortunately there's no way of doing this on KZbin for those already published. Perhaps ear plugs would be a good idea if watching older content!

[@jim7smith]

@@bytemypi2918 Thanks for the prompt response. Your videos are top notch.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@jim7smith You're welcome :)

[@bobhulboj3102]

is it my android avaliable only through usb cable not wireless??

[@bytemypi2918]

Hi, I think the way 'My Android' is set up, it requires a USB cable between the Pi and the Android device. However, 'scrcpy' (the tool it uses behind the scenes) supports TCP/IP, so if you were to give the Android device a static IP, and run the program directly (e.g. by writing a short shell script), it should be possible to make a wireless connection. If you'd like to investigate more about what's possible with scrcpy, it's worth taking a look at the github repository: github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy There's even a wireless section on the linked page! Good luck :)

[@SinghTejas]

How to remove steam and dosbox from twister os??? Please help

[@bytemypi2918]

If you install Synaptic using the following command: sudo apt install synaptic You should then be able to open this easy to use package manager and search for the programs you want to remove. Hope that helps :)

[@ezsparky]

Can Twister OS be used on an old Laptop computer?

[@bytemypi2918]

It certainly can! You really want at least 1GB RAM (more is better) and a 64-bit CPU and you should be good to go :) Remember to try the live version of Xubuntu first, to check that everything works before making any changes to your laptop.

[@kapnicorn]

Great video; just wondering what would be GPU Memory setting in Performance on 8GB Pi. Appreciate feedback

[@bytemypi2918]

I'd go with 512MB for the GPU. You won't see much difference above this, and it will just eat into your available RAM. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@pgtmr2713]

512 works fine on mine. With gpu o/c as high as 950. I have a decent aluminum case with fans. More stable from 875 - 925. 8Gb one definitely o/c better than my 2 4Gb ones. 2250 stable for arm_freq, will do 2300 tho.

[@bytemypi2918]

I've never been a big overclocker, but it's nice to have the option.

[@pgtmr2713]

@@bytemypi2918 Here's the way I see overclocking on the Pi4. 1. overclocking the pi4 makes it a nicer experience to use. 2. I've overclocked the entire time I've owned each Pi4, 3 of them. Each one took a little more OC than the last and the OS's changed to allow the OC's. 3 The Foundation itself did the overclock on the PI400, so if you wanted to be safe about it OC under what the Pi foundation itself OC's. Base that on the model you have too. So, my earliest Pi4 will not do 2300. It will do 2100-2200, happily, all the time, depending on the OS and cooling. 4. Depending on the OS, Twister OS OC all the way is fine. Android 9 and 11 work better OC to 2000 no matter the model. 5. It's a waste not to OC for retro gaming and desktop stuff like watching KZbin. If one of my Pi4's ever blows up I'll just get another and still OC. I usually OC fresh installs before the first run, so I don't have to watch it go slow ever. If you're the nervous type with OC, go slow incremental, run it for awhile with the settings, see what it does with games or heavy tasks. Then push it harder til it cuts out and then back it off, or adjust over_voltage and try again. Make sure you have more than one card with a working OS in case it won't boot on a setting.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@pgtmr2713 Well if even the Raspberry Pi Foundation are overclocking the Pi there must be something in it. It certainly sounds like you have a lot of experience tuning them up.

[@Lando00100]

My wifi just stopped working after I updated it and rebooted. I already know about how far away it can be and being in a case can shortness the wrong. But iv being using this set for a while now and it only did this after the reboot.. Is this tutorial out of date already?

[@bytemypi2918]

Are you running the full version of Twister OS? I know there were a few issues recently with the Lite edition, but I've not heard of any other problems. If it was working before the update, I'd try a fresh install as it sounds as though something went awry during the update procedure.

[@Lando00100]

@@bytemypi2918 thats what I was thinking as it didn't give me all the thems shown in the video. I know it was full version but i did flash it before the new update and just now got around to pop it in my pi. Its strange cuz it simply doesn't show my houses wifi single. It shows my neighbors and my phones hot spot but not myn even though on initial setup it was what I connected to and DL the update. Hopefully it well work it self out with a reflash.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@Lando00100 That is strange. Fingers crossed it works after the reflash :)

[@panoshountis1516]

The "ondemand" plugin does not appear on the Windows 11 Theme. Any idea how can this be added?

[@bytemypi2918]

Right click on an empty part of the taskbar, select 'Panel' and then 'Add New Items'. In the window that opens, locate 'CPU Frequency Monitor' and select it. Then click on 'Add'. Finally click 'Close'. You should now have an icon on the taskbar. Hope that helps :)

[@panoshountis1516]

@@bytemypi2918 you are a master!

[@bytemypi2918]

@@panoshountis1516 Thank you :)

[@OndrejPopp]

Just had a look at their website. Unless I am missing something, it appears that they only have 32 bits versions instead of 64 for the Rpi 4...

[@bytemypi2918]

No, you're not missing anything. The official Raspberry Pi OS that Twisted OS is based on is also 32 bit. Apparently a 64 bit version is in the works but it's not completely stable yet.

[@OndrejPopp]

@@bytemypi2918 Ok tx! 👨‍💻 That could explain my issues with Rpi 4 on Fedora 34 for a bit. First the update after the initial install broke the touchscreen functionality, no screen no touch. I filed a bug report about that and that got an "Orphan" status. Then I looked into it myself and found out that some updated rpi 4 binaries in the /boot/efi directory were causing this, so I resetted those, and that fixed the problem. See here : bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954182 But next, after the latest update to also the 5.12.x kernel the touchscreen and USB functionality are broken again... so no screen and no keyboard... Resetting "upstream-Rp4" to "upstream" in /boot/efi/config.txt fixes the touchscreen again but the USB problem appears to be kernel related because booting kernel 5.11 x restores the USB... So I was kind of wondering where all this is coming from, and nobody is responding neither on Fedora and the Raspberry pi forum.. So if this all depends on the Raspberry Pi foundation binaries where as you say the 64 bit version is not stable yet, that could explain this....

[@4majkl]

in newer version of imager there is no option of eeprom boot recovery... :(

[@bytemypi2918]

As you've discovered, the Imager has indeed been updated - the joys of technology! Don't panic though, what you require is still there, it's just been renamed. When you've opened the new Raspberry Pi Imager, select "Misc utility images", then "Bootloader", and finally "USB Boot". From there, proceed as before. This will make sure your Pi is able to boot from an external USB (SSD) drive. Hope that helps.

[@4majkl]

thanks

[@bytemypi2918]

No problem :)

[@98xp]

2:24 you wont need speakers,ethernet cable and case

[@jimhoff1488]

Lol full scream with Lara

[@Shirani007]

In fact I have no words to thank you for this, I wish you were my teacher at university. just WOW !!!! Q. What is minimum requirement to install and run following packages + can raspberry pi zero be used for this purpose? a) apache webserver b) mysql server c) mongoDB d) php / perl

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks very much, that's quite the compliment. The LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) stack itself doesn't require much in the way of resources at all. It's more about what you intend to run using this set up. For example, a Pi Zero will run LAMP quite happily, and can be very useful for testing purposes. However, if you were hoping to run something like Nextcloud and want multiple users to comfortably access the system simultaneously, you'd probably want hardware with a little more horsepower (unless you want lots of users, a Pi 4 should be more than up to the job). Often the biggest limitation of the Pi Zero is the 512MB of RAM (and the fact that it's only a single core CPU). I hope this answers your questions and helps you choose which device to use.

[@Shirani007]

@@bytemypi2918 It is a pleasure seeing that quick reply. Dear sir, I provide 100% free professional trainings and what we have been planning here is [free] supply of really low cost hardware to people who want to learn programming [especially web development]; that is the reason I was querying about low cost hardware as we will have to provide to many members. I will have to experiment with different hardware to decide what will be minimum requirement. Thank a lot [again] for your kind response.

[@bytemypi2918]

@@Shirani007 Not a problem. Good luck :)

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

once the pi gets to versions 5 or 6 or 7, this could be the future to drop Windows for good.

[@bytemypi2918]

If the Pi keeps developing at the current rate it could well be a drop-in replacement for many computer systems in future.

[@juliusfucik4011]

Try Ubuntu. You can drop Windows already!

[@DnKZone]

holy moly, I didn't noticed the video is an hour long 🙂

[@bytemypi2918]

I like to give value for money :)

[@DnKZone]

@@bytemypi2918 yah, I enjoyed the video so much that I didn't even noticed the length of this video, wow true talent bro, Keep it up!!

[@bytemypi2918]

@@DnKZone Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated.

[@timtaylor8305]

watching this on he pi400 running twister OS

[@bytemypi2918]

Fantastic!

[@rhn7442]

How do i remove the start up Sound ? Thk

[@bytemypi2918]

Hi, to disable the start up sound, first open "Settings", then "Session and Startup". Next, click the "Application Autostart" tab and untick the "Logon" entry in the list. Finally, click "Close". The next time you boot Twister OS, it should start in silence. Hope that helps.

[@rhn7442]

@@bytemypi2918 It worked, thank you very much 😃👍

[@morenoglager]

i haven't had any luck with my pi wifi/ethernet. i'm gonna research a bit longer and back to the channel ........;( almost forgot the eweb gives no sound on youtube (?)

[@bytemypi2918]

Are you using the full version of Twister OS? Apparently there have been a few issues with Twister OS Lite recently.

[@morenoglager]

@@bytemypi2918 i am, i did not get the lite version. Temp is 38/45 max. Can i blame the hdmi/audio/power board? I'll check the argon i also have..... somewhere

[@bytemypi2918]

@@morenoglager There's definitely something strange going on. The web browser's sound should work out of the box. I'd try running "sudo raspi-config" (without the quotes) in the Terminal and checking in "System Options - Audio" that the sound is set to "HDMI 1". Failing that, I'd try a fresh install of Twister OS - even downloading it again, in case there's any file corruption going on. By the way, I like Argon cases, but I did have a faulty one once.

[@morenoglager]

@@bytemypi2918 ok I'll do that

[@jamesdecross1035]

Music is a tad loud.

[@98xp]

for me on my rpi i use ubuntu mate

[@bytemypi2918]

Another good distro :)

[@RPI_Arduinotronics]

I have a 8gb ram raspberry pi so how much gpu memory should I set ?

[@bytemypi2918]

8GB, I'm jealous! I'd try setting the GPU memory to 1024MB. You won't see any benefit going higher than that - in fact, it may actually decrease the performance.

[@RPI_Arduinotronics]

@@bytemypi2918 Ok then should I set it to 512 only ?

[@bytemypi2918]

@@RPI_Arduinotronics 512MB should be fine. I don't think you'll see much improvement by using 1024MB. You could always try each one in turn and compare. Hope that helps.

[@RPI_Arduinotronics]

@@bytemypi2918 Ok, thank you, In this video you covered everything like how to use retropie and etc. You made a 1 hour 6 minutes video, I have also subscribed your channel

[@bytemypi2918]

@@RPI_Arduinotronics You're welcome. Thanks for subscribing.

[@itainelken]

pi-apps has a better zoom installer in my opinion.

[@bytemypi2918]

Yes, it's great how many different choices you have in Twister OS, but I still quite like the old-school ncurses type of interface in PiKISS.

[@kirill_bykov]

Why some guys whisper in their videos all the time and append an overwhelming volume music in between?

[@andy_leitermann]

Great video! Turn down the intro music please? 🙉

[@bytemypi2918]

Thanks for your feedback. I've adjusted the audio levels in my latest videos, but unfortunately KZbin's editing tools for already published videos are very limited.

[@andy_leitermann]

@@bytemypi2918 Awesome, keep em coming!

[@nosuchthing8]

I'm surprised anyone uses MD5.

[@chrisw1462]

WOW that music is a LOT LOUDER than your voice.. please consider your subscriber's ears!

[@bytemypi2918]

I've already adjusted the sound levels in my latest video, but obviously this won't help with previously published content and unfortunately KZbin's post-editing tools are virtually non-existent.

[@johna2193]

The music volume was way louder than your voice.

[@bytemypi2918]

If you'd like to watch one of my newer videos, I've now rectified this. Unfortunately KZbin does not facilitate editing audio within already published content.

[@bil9572]

Manjaro runs much better as a daily driver

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

a brummy voice i hear!

[@bytemypi2918]

Close but no cigar - definitely Midlands though :)

[@ChristianJAssemblage]

A quick before you get started Turn that damn music down or get multi channel regulator to balance the sound. Quiet intro and then ears blasted off by music intro. Really..

[@Billiemarie1000]

You can do all that on a cheap Chromebook... And it has a screen and batteries. Myself I prefer Windows. Let me tell you, Linux sucks. Unless you have a desire to spend a long time learning to code, you want nothing to do with it. Buy my PI 4 on eBay...

[@bytemypi2918]

Linux isn't for everyone, but then neither is Windows. That's the great thing about computers - choice :)