USB boot has been possible since the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (v1.2), but it has only become really worthwhile with the Pi 4. Here is some information, tips, tricks and opinions explaining why and how.

Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distributions, and it's based on Debian, same as Raspberry Pi OS, so you'd think it would be easy. It's not.

Early versions of the Raspberry Pi could only boot from SD cards, but newer ones can boot from any USB device, like an external drive or USB stick. Here's how.

Explore the new Raspberry Pi boot menu, a game-changer for device flexibility, allowing easy boot from USB, NVMe, and network sources.

You can now boot the Raspberry Pi 3 from just about anything. The documentation for these new boot modes goes over the process of how to put an image on a USB thumb drive.

What you need to do to get Ubuntu 14.10 with the LXDE desktop up and running on the Raspberry Pi 2.

Hands-on with Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 A popular Linux distribution on a popular and inexpensive computer. Here are my experiences with it so far - mostly good, but not all.

Insert the CD and boot your machine from the optical drive. After a few moments, choose the Try Ubuntu option from the menu, rather than Install.

Since the Raspberry Pi 2 was released, everyone building RetroPi emulators has been graced with four USB ports. For those of us doing useful stuff with the Pi, those ports are a little anemic: you … ...

Raspberry Pi launch a 5-inch Touch Display 2, ideal for interactive projects. It features 720×1280 resolution and supports ...