So I tried to google this, and I'm not sure if no one else has asked this before, or I'm just not asking my question correctly.
I currently have a Raspberry Pi 4 that I experiment with. I currently have Raspberry Pi OS lite installed as I want the OS using as few resources as possible. But sometimes I run into a task that would take me maybe 30 seconds if I had a GUI, but I have no clue how to perform it in a console. I'd like to have the GUI as an option if I ever truly need it, or in case I just don't want to take the time to learn how to do something in the console.
My question is: would it be better to install the full version of Raspberry Pi OS, or should I stay with the lite version and just install a GUI manually? I'm worried if I install the full version and just boot it to console, it will still pull resources for the GUI even if I'm not using it. That may also happen if I manually install it, so that's why I'm curious if there's a "better" way to do this that keeps resource low, until I run into a situation where I truly need the GUI. Then, I can load it up and use it only for the short time I do need it.
I currently have a Raspberry Pi 4 that I experiment with. I currently have Raspberry Pi OS lite installed as I want the OS using as few resources as possible. But sometimes I run into a task that would take me maybe 30 seconds if I had a GUI, but I have no clue how to perform it in a console. I'd like to have the GUI as an option if I ever truly need it, or in case I just don't want to take the time to learn how to do something in the console.
My question is: would it be better to install the full version of Raspberry Pi OS, or should I stay with the lite version and just install a GUI manually? I'm worried if I install the full version and just boot it to console, it will still pull resources for the GUI even if I'm not using it. That may also happen if I manually install it, so that's why I'm curious if there's a "better" way to do this that keeps resource low, until I run into a situation where I truly need the GUI. Then, I can load it up and use it only for the short time I do need it.
Statistics: Posted by BriMan83 — Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:04 pm — Replies 0 — Views 46