Questions tagged [raspberry-pi-desktop]
For question about Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop - a operating system for PC and Mac with the Raspbian Look&Feel. Runs from a live disc, in a virtual machine, or installed on a computer.
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Show RAM usage in numbers at the top panel?
For things like CPU temperature or CPU usage, I could find plug-ins that show them in numbers. However, I could not find such a thing for RAM usage. The only thing I could find was Resource Monitor, ...
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Samsung Flip + Raspberry Pi 3
I have started to work with a brand new Samsung Flip digital paperboard (WM55H).
This device works well with my laptop (WIN10) but i would like to have another PC connected to the screen in any ...
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Permanent Arduino usb address on RPi!
So my project is using to Arduinos slaves to RPI that is master. They communicate through USB.
Each time I remove one of the Arduinos I need to modify the .Py script to add the new USB alocated.
Is ...
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Copy/paste not works in VmWare machine with raspbian
I have installed Raspberry Pi Desktop to my VmWare virtual machine hosted by windows 10.
I have also installed vmtools:
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools
But I still cant copy/paste and drag and ...
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Installing raspberrypi-kernel-headers: Unable to locate package raspberrypi-kernel-headers
I am Trying to install raspberrypi-kernel-headers using the command:
sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers
This is done on the Ubuntu MATE 22.04.2.
But, an error message pop up in the ...
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How to get overscan working on RasPi 4?
This has been asked multiple times in multiple forums. Invariably the answer is editing /boot/config.txt. This doesn't solve the issue.
My RasPi's connected to a TV via HDMI0. The TV is one of those ...
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Help! cec-ctl and vlc fullscreen seems to be mutually exclusive
Is it possible for cec-ctl (NOT cec-client) to work with VLC fullscreen (vlc --fullscreen) from the CLI?
NOTE: I am not interested in running VLC from the Desktop. In my case, VLC is started by ...
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Create desktop shortcut to MagicMirror
I'm relatively new to Raspberry Pi but I have set up MagicMirror2 and got it running as it should. However, as this physical mirror is going to also be used as a streaming video screen I do not want ...
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Raspberry pi camera feedback question (using Yolov8 for instance segmentation)
I need some help for a project I'm doing. My project is to have my raspberry pi camera detect objects using Ultralytics Yolov8 for instance segmentation. I'm using Thonny for the python code and ...
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how can i get install raspberry pi os on hyper-v
I am trying to install raspberry pi os on hyper-v using '2022-07-01-raspios-bullseye-i386.iso.
After the VM starts, the OS install starts. When I try to connect it starts the OS install.
Using either ...
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Run python script with GUI on boot
I have set up a python script, that uses tkinter to launch a window and display some data.
My goal now is to let the Pi run this script after boot. For this, I tried many ways I found on the internet. ...
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Python code not working: Programming a motor to turn on using a switch (Raspberry Pi)
HELP! Ideally within the next 24hrs PLEASE!!!!!
We have a simple circuit where we have a button, that when pressed, starts a motor that needs to run at a certain speed for a certain amount of time. (...
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How to change the color of the desktop background programmatically?
A similar question, (How do I change the Desktop wallpaper from the cli), was asked previously where the person wanted to know how to change the wallpaper.
Going through the answers, I discovered that ...
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Raspberry Pi Pico interfacing Rpi4B / WinPC Thonny Python IDE Problem
I am new to Raspberry in general so I dont have a lot of experience with these devices.
I recently bought the raspberry pi pico and downloaded the micropython file from raspberry´s website. Everyting ...
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I have a mlx90614 sensor and I am interfacing it with Raspberry Pi 3 B+ it gives output -273
It works fine when I run it for the first time but once I run my LCD code then I run my MLX90614 code, it gives an output -273 after restart it will work fine(using 2 different codes for mlx90614 and ...
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Pi4/Kodi media player
I have installed **Kodi LibreELEC on a Pi4 however, I am finding it will not play .mkv or .avi only mp4
Are there any solutions out there? I don't want to convert all my movies to MP4. Thanks for any ...
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DNSMasq reporting "TOo few Arguments"
I'm trying to set up a Raspbian X86 server as a DNSMasq host.
I've got it configured but I get a error on startup, "Too few arguments."
it seems to start up "fairly" normally, but I'm assuming this ...
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GUI with tkinter, 2 buttons touched together
Have written a GUI (touchscreen) for my Pi in Python 3 with tkinter. It works in fullscreen. I do not want to have an extra button for shutting down the Pi but when I push 2 buttons together. How can ...
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How do I run AppGameKit for Pi, as it seems to be an executable file?
I am new to StackOverflow so please let me know if I am doing this wrong. I recently got a Raspberry Pi, and have played with it for a little bit. I wanted to use AppGameKit for the Pi on it, but I ...
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picamera incorrect buffer length
I am currently using a pi camera module to stream video using flask and at some point, it randomly crashes. I found a similar question over here and they say that clearing the stream helped them sort ...
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How to set the USB port name in raspberry pi 3?
I'm using 2 ports such as /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyACM0, but when I remove one of this ports and put it again, the port's identification changes. How can I force a name to my fisical port in order to ...
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Can I connect CJMCU-4541 MICS-4514 Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Oxygen Sensor with Raspberry Pi zero
This sensor CJMCU MICS-4514 Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Oxygen Sensor is arduino compatible can it be used with raspberry pi
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raspberry pi home automation sphinx
Hello.
I'm suffering from this problem. Had anyone here dealt with it before, if so please help me. I'm running out of the time.
I already downloaded cont_ad.h to sphinxbase library but nothing has ...
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Is it possible to install a sim module on a raspberry pi and a radio transmitter?
I was wondering if it is possible to add a sim module and a radio transmitter module to a raspberry pi as i want to be able to, from my computer at home, plug an rc controller into my pc and send a ...
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Rpi4 not booting and green light flicker constantly
when i power the rpi4 no matter the SD card is present or not, their is a solid red light and the green light flicker constantly. Their is no power in usb ports(no mosue or keyboard is working), ...
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I can't write in raspberry pi.. It doesn't accept commands .it write in small box in the referred place . What's the solution
When i write any command it doesn't write in the write place
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No cursor on bullseye
Today I updated my RPi from buster to bullseye. After reboot the cursor is not visible. Doing a right click brings up the expected dialog, showing that the mouse input is coming in.
I been searching ...
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XDG desktop file that logs out the currently logged in user
I'm using Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) with the LXDE desktop.
I'd like to create an XDG desktop file that (a) places a "Logout" icon on the user's desktop, and (b) immediately logs out ...
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Getting fbcp to work on a generic ili9341 display
I’m trying to get fbcp to work on my raspberry pi. I’m following the instructions on the GitHub repo, however, when I type in make -j it gives an error. I’ll paste the error below
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two displays diffrent resolutions
I have a 3.5 inch touch screen from waveshare xpt2046 and dell hdm monitor. I am able to get mirror of screen (though it says display is default and doesnt recognize as two different screens in xrandr)...
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Some gnome apps look inconsistent with the default Raspbian theme
Some GNOME applications such as epiphany-browser or simple-scan look inconsistent when I'm using the default Raspberry Pi theme (lxappearance says it's called Pixflat).
The windows have dark gray ...
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How to install RaspberryPIOS on WSL
I am trying to install Raspberry Pi OS on Windows subsystem for linux (WSL), but I do not know how to install it.
Could you tell me how to install it or tell me good homepage instructing installation?
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TP-link WN725N / RT8188eu wifi dongle on Pi Desktop OS (NOT on Raspberry Pi hardware)
There's lots of great solutions out there (and here on StackOverflow) for this on Pi hardware but I'm trying to make this dongle work on a PC running Pi OS, which totally foxes the various build ...
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Raspberry Pi Desktop trackpad issue
I hope that this is the right place to ask Raspberry Pi Desktop (https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/raspberry-pi-desktop/) questions. If not, please feel free to direct me to the right Exchange.
I ...
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i can't find ''close'' ''maximise'' minimise'' in opened tabs
Please, here is my problem, I use VNC Viewer on my laptop to have access to my py 4 modelB. buti can't find ''close'' ''maximise'' minimise'' in opened tabs. I tried many OS but without any success.
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On Click of Mouse opens multiple windows (for example multiple file explorer or terminal windows)
I am facing a issue where my mouse click is not working and it opens multiple windows .
Point 1 :
When I start my raspberry pi I see below in my home screen which did not appear before .
Now when I ...
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Not Able to Change Volume with Cron (tried Python)
Alright, I've been trying this for several days and I'm just dying here...
I am putting together a kiosk that should play video. I'm using a NUC with Raspberry Pi Desktop. Everything works but ...
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How to change the Menu Icon in Raspbian - no browse button in taskbar menu icon
[![this is an example of what i deal with, idk how to take screenshots in my raspberry][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xk7ru.png
i don't have a browse button, i can only type stuff there like ...
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Cannot log in to ssh
I was editing my nano xstartup file to enable copy and paste over vnc. But after editing it, when I try to log in to my raspberry pi ssh it did not work. Instead, I got the following message:
usage: ...
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Can't get sound on Raspberry Pi's 3.5mm audio jack
I've been asking this question everywhere. I've checked lot of resources, manuals, documentations out there. But couldn't get any sound out of my speaker. I tried the YouTube video tutorials also, but ...
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Reading Mitutoyo digital micrometer with rasberry pi
Im trying to read the value from my Mitutoyo digital micrometer 543-390B Datasheet. The micrometer is using a smartbox to communicate with PC, the box is using P87C51SBPN microchip P87C51SBPN ...
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regarding working of raspberry Pi
I inserted raspberry Pi ip adress in putty and then I open x11 then I selected on x11 forwading then all of a sudden some message popped up regarding any "key" change and I didn't see and did yes and ...
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How to continuously check Pin status in infinite while loop
I am working with Raspberry Pi 4 and using python for some project.
The sample code is as below:
while True:
if( GPIO.input(a)==GPIO.LOW):
if __name == '__main__':
try:
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PIVPN with Wireguards - Hide IP
i have a question: i installed PIVPN with Wireguard protocol. From my mobile phone, my endpoint is the my ip public and with a specific port, I reach out my VPN. Perfect! My data are encrypted between ...
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QEMU emulator window is not showing up
I am trying to run custom kernel on QEMU emulator version 2.11.0. Compilation done successfully but QEMU emulation window is not showing up.
Should I use different QEMU emulator version? I am on ...
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Can't get OpenCV up'n'running in Raspberry Pi, what should I do? (details in the description)
I followed the whole tutorial (https://www.deciphertechnic.com/install-opencv-python-on-raspberry-pi/) line by line, but at the end when I imported the OpenCV library in Python CLI, it gave this error:...
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Is the Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop available as a 64bit download
I downloaded the Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop to install on my laptop so I had the same environment on my laptop and Raspberry Pis. However, I find that the installed Java version is a 32 bit ...
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More Fingerprint IDs in r307 Finger Print sensor
I am using PyFingerprint python library. It's finerprintID storage capacity is 1000. How can store more than 1000 fingerprint IDs ?
my fingerprint sensor is r307
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Green light always on after a while for Raspberry pi 3 Model B V 1.2 2015
I boot the raspberry pi correctly, the red light is on (solid light) and the green light blinks. After a while, (it can be few hours or a couple of days) the green light stays solid and it does not ...
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How to change back in default raspbian desktop preference?
This is what I did, I changed something in the repository listing and my desktop suddenly changed after a reboot. It looks good now but it is using more processor and increasing the heat of my board. ...
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