You can put already-installed apps on the menu:
go to "Preferences" / "Main Menu Editor"
You can install Raspberry Pi recommended apps:
go to "Preferences" / "Recommended Software"
You can install other Debian software with "Preferences" / "add/remove software" but it can be complicated.
You can install "Botspot PiApps" - Raspberry Pi App Store for Open Source Projects
https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps
git clone https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps
~/pi-apps/install
TBD
pisafe - create and flash sd images with a GUI
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RichardMidnight/pi-safe/main/pisafe
bash pisafe
Then you can select 'install' from the pisafe menu to install it into the Raspbian menu
"sd" - create and flash sd images
www.github.com/RichardMidnight/sd
neofetch - show system info
sudo apt install newfetch
neofetch
rpi-imager - write image files to sd card
sudo apt install rpi-imager
gparted - partition disks
sudo apt install gparted
catfish - file search
sudo apt install catfish
great reference: https://www.ubuntupit.com/useful-raspberry-pi-commands/
pikiss
CommanderPi
block 60fps videos in chromium
NTFS support: ntfs-3g
Resource monitor alternative: gnome-system-monitor
System info GUI: hardinfo (lshw-gtk, sysinfo)
System info CLI: inxi (inxi -Fx), lshw, hwinfo
Install standard Linux Desktop Environments. watch out - unstable! seems to break wifi and other things
Install other desktop environments:
sudo tasksel
Switch to a different desktop environment:
sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
BotSpot Windows 10 theme - Easy light-weight windows theme
https://github.com/Botspot/Windows-10
Twister OS offers great customization to Raspberry pi OS. But not small images
www.twisteros.com
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Switch to root: sudo su
Hardware and OS: uname -a
hardware: uname -m (shows if you are running 64 bit)
hardware: gpio -v
CPU: uname -p
OS: uname -o
computer name: hostname
serial number: cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep Serial
OS: cat /etc/os-release | grep PRETTY | cut -d'"' -f2
IP address: hostname -i
LAN IP : ifconfig eth0 | grep "inet "
WAN IP: ifconfig wlan0 | grep "inet "
list wifi AP (may need sudo): iwlist wlan0 scan | grep ESSID | grep -v '""' | cut -d: -f2 | sort | uniq
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo rpi-update (only if needed)
Raspberry pi 400 firmware update
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt install rpi-eeprom
sudo rpi-eeprom-update
Printer support: cups and system-config-printer
HP drivers including P1606DN and C3600 basic: hplip
HP Color 3600 driver: printer-driver-pxljr
Brother printer – https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=lpql810weus&os=130
DYMO: printer-driver-dymo
Zebra:
Get the 64bit image
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_arm64/images/
How do I know if I am running 64-bit Kernel?
Use neofetch
or
uname -m
How do I know if a program is 64-bit?
which [filename]
file [filename]
example, determine which version of zip you are running
which bash
file \usr\bin\bash