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Twister OS gives me every desktop experience on Raspberry Pi
Jul 9, 2025
The Raspberry Pi OS has evolved considerably from being a Debian fork (Raspbian) into a mature operating system, just about staying ahead of competing distros. Unless you have a very specific purpose in mind, I don’t think you need a different OS.
Take Twister OS, based on Raspberry Pi OS Lite and featuring the Xfce desktop. It features a UI (user interface) switching tool that can turn your computer instantly from one desktop style to another. These are very specifically themed, too, so one moment, I might be using a Windows 11-style desktop, and with a couple of clicks, it turns into an environment that feels just like macOS.
Getting Twister OS on your Pi
Try your Raspberry Pi with a twist
Because I like to run multiple projects on my Raspberry Pis, I keep a set of dedicated microSD cards. These are the ones I fall back to — or clone — when I want to run a Raspberry Pi for a particular task. In this library are Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Windows 11, and RetroPie (for retro gaming on the Raspberry Pi). These are all ready to run when inserted and booted up. I didn’t think I needed another fallback, but Twister OS might have changed my mind.
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