HiKE_yt
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NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:05 am

I never found NOOBS in the download page. Is it wanted ?
I found images of NOOBS in https://downloads.raspberrypi.org .
I think there should be a continuation of this software because BerryBoot is hard to install for beginners, unlike NOOBS.
If somebody want to reinstall this software, here is the link : https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/NOOBS/images/
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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:36 pm

We no longer recommend NOOBS, and in fact we have done no development on it for years. Raspberry Pi Imager is our preferred imaging software now.

However, you could try the third party PINN as an alternative to NOOBS.
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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:51 pm

The one — only — advantage that NOOBs has over Imager is that it's really quick to install if you're a reseller. Providing an SD card that will boot to an OS is an important part of helping beginning users.

Looks like NOOBs 3.7 is current with Raspberry Pi OS: Index of /NOOBS/images/NOOBS-2021-05-28

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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:51 pm

Just use PINN instead. Totally compatible with NOOBS, lots more features and lots more OSes to install.
Still in development and still supported. :)
PINN - NOOBS with the extras... https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=142574

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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:04 pm

I guess one could, but since you say that "PINN is based on NOOBS", what are you going to do if/when NOOBS goes away?
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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:29 pm

scruss wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:04 pm
I guess one could, but since you say that "PINN is based on NOOBS", what are you going to do if/when NOOBS goes away?
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I think your interpretation of the words "based on" is different from procount's.
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Re: NOOBS is dead ?

Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:13 pm

scruss wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:04 pm
what are you going to do if/when NOOBS goes away?
I thought it already had gone away....
As James said, the only development on NOOBS over the past few years was just to keep the firmware up to date with new RPi models, whereas PINN has been in constant development. Nowadays it is more of a multi-OS administrator and recovery tool in addition to being an installer.
I'm still getting over 3000 downloads a month, so whilst there is still interest in PINN, I will keep developing it, time permitting.
PINN - NOOBS with the extras... https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=142574

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