kiwi
Sunday Nov 23 7:29:55 2025
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In case you are curious about it, kiwi is the hostname of my raspberry
pi model 3. This week I have upgraded it to raspbian trixie, well that
is not correct. Raspbian is now called Raspberry Pi OS. I had not
upgraded it for a long time and I'll tell you why. I love and hate my
raspi at the same time:
Love:
1. It is a lovely toy but make no mistake, it is a powerful computer,
and you have to take it seriouly. My respect to the project.
2. I can have it working 24/7 since its power comsumption is truly low
3. It has both ethernet and wifi connectivity which is great, you can
place it anywhere in your house/office. Even under your bed... (joke)
Hate:
1. you have to re-image the whole system every major upgrade, you can
try to "simply" upgrade the software but it is not recommended. It is
prone to fail.
2. for years I have not been able to configure its DNS without
plugging a monitor. It is not a big deal, but I use my raspi headless
and I have to find a keyboard, a mouse, a screen and cables, cables,
cables...
Nevermind, it is a love and hate thing... and will always be.