Subj : Re: Pi for kids?
To   : The Godfather
From : alterego
Date : Wed Aug 26 2020 07:54:40

  Re: Re: Pi for kids?
  By: The Godfather to MeaTLoTioN on Tue Aug 25 2020 11:19 am

Howdy,

 TG> Ok, between you and Deon, done -- sticking with Raspbian for now.  I
 TG> think my new Pi4 8gb has a newer operating system, but we'll see once I
 TG> have time to get it up and running.

I think its the same OS - but I know Rasberry Pi org are building (finally) a
64 bit version. IIRC its still only beta - so not sure what you installed.

As Christian said, I would stick with Debian - while there are others wanting
to get their port of Linux onto Pi devices, you'll find a heap more help with
Debian (err Raspbian), since it was the first...

 TG> Hmm .. my kids and I would fight over the retro game time.  Both great
 TG> suggestions.  I'll watch some videos.  I'm assuming I can do the basic
 TG> Raspbian install and then install the retropi over or within?  I'm new
 TG> to Linux but from what Deon had wrote, sounds like I can create
 TG> containers within an existing environment.

RetroPi is basically Raspbian with preconfigured emulators and default shell.
What you could probably do is have 2 SD cards - RetroPi on 1 when you play, and
 Raspbian when you dont. Although RetroPi is raspbian under the covers, there
should be no problem "adding" to it, and using it as a server.

I have a RetroPi, which is dedicated for my son, but that may change (its only
a 3B though...)

 TG> I read up on this and it's on my checklist for sure.  I've been
 TG> hesitant as I don't want it blocking ports for my BBS, due to my lack
 TG> of experience with Linux.  But I love the idea of no add banners,
 TG> etc... I'm also wanting to host my designed webpage from one, but thats
 TG> an entire other project to learn on it's own.  Too much learning to do,
 TG> and not enough time (shrug).

I use pi-hole, but interestingly not on a Pi! (even though I have another one
that I dont use - but it looks like its going to become a minecraft server -
again my son has his eyes on it).

Pi-hole is not a fireall - it doenst block ports. Its a DNS proxy, and knows
the dns names for advertising/tracking services - so when a device on your
network requests my.tracking.facebook.com (as an example) - it resolves that to
 itself, so your browser gets a blank 200 instead of the real servers
javascript it. Ergo, it shouldnt affect your BBS in anyway (unless its tracking
 you...? :)

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