![]() ![]() But there’s lots more happening under the hood. The desktop environment is part of the operating system – the part you can see. Other applications can benefit from the same code. The Raspberry Pi OS (previously called Raspbian) supports all these functions, Chrome can simply “call” OS code to deal with what it needs, instead of having to have code for everything. Finally, it needs to access some files on the system – cache files and so on. Also it needs to take user input from you – mouse movements, keyboard input. Google Chrome needs a way to display this information to you – it talks to the operating system (Raspberry Pi OS, which is a variant of Debian – more on that later) to display this to you (to know which screen, which resolution, etc.). It provides all the necessary plumbing, connections & settings, to allow all other applications to go about their every day work.įor example, you can use Google Chrome to browse the web, look at web pages, shop online, connect with friends through Facebook, and so on. ![]() This foundation is called operating system. To allow programmers to focus on just the functions they add, and benefiting from a common infrastructure, some software developers and companies / communities have specialized on developing a software foundation for all other software to work on. What is an Operating System?Įvery computer executes code. The Raspberry Pi needs an Operating System (or OS in short) to run. We have written previously about what a Raspberry Pi is. SuSE Linux What is an Operating System on the Raspberry Pi ? ![]()
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