Raspberry Pi 64 bit OS - official 64bit OS now available with Netflix and Disney+
The Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) has traditionally been 32-bit. The 64-bit version has been in beta for a year now, but has become and official release. In this video I take a look at Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit official release and how it compares with the 32-bit version.
The 64 bit version of the Raspberry Pi OS has now taken the next step towards becoming the mainstream operating system for the Raspberry Pi. It even runs Netflix and Disney+.
In this video I’ll explain why this is important, why this has taken so long and whether it’s worth upgrading your existing Raspberry Pi to this new version.
I’ll then show how you can upgrade to the latest version and something you may want to do to ensure it goes smoothly. This involves changes that need to be made to the Chromium browser so that you can view Netflix and Disney+ on the Raspberry Pi.
The Raspberry Pi OS includes the desktop you see when you power up your Raspberry Pi, but that’s just the graphical interface. The real power of the operating system is under the hood based around the Linux kernel, including the GNU utilities. This is why some call it GNU/Linux, although that doesn’t give credit to the additional components used to provide the desktop environment and all manner of additional software needed to give the full Raspberry Pi OS experience. The Raspberry Pi OS is based on Debian Linux with some additional tweaks specifically for the Raspberry Pi, it was formally known as Raspbian, but the 64 bit version is now downstream from the official Debian rather than being a separate Raspbian.
I only make a brief comparison with the 64-bit Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi in reference to VNC. I have however already created a video looking at Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi: • Running Ubuntu 21.04 64-bit Desktop Linux ...
Chapters:
00:00 Raspberry Pi OS 64 bit
00:40 Linux GNU/Linux and RPi desktop
01:00 32-bit vs 64-bit
02:15 Which boards work with 64 bit
02:53 Performance
03:40 Advantages of 64 bit
05:55 Which to choose
08:03 Installing 64-bit using Imager
12:12 Running 64-bit RPi OS
15:25 How to fix Netflix and Disney+ on Raspberry Pi OS
18:09 Netflix working and summary
Music: Believe by NEFFEX / @neffexmusic