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Which Pi version is best?

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    Nystro0m
    last edited by Oct 16, 2017, 4:01 PM

    Any pi except Raspberry Pi Zero.
    Jessie is the way to go for autoinstaller.

    Raspberry pi 3 is the fastest atm (and i would by that decider the best).

    However, you will have a rough time in front of you if you see installing Magic Mirror by the manual process is a heartache.

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      SexyTrogg
      last edited by Oct 16, 2017, 4:07 PM

      I agree with the PI 3. I’ve built a mirror using the PI 3 and the new(er) Pi 0 and it was night and day easier with the PI 3. It’ll of course cost you more up front and its a little bigger but its more powerful and easier to use ‘out of the box’

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        austenzombie7
        last edited by Oct 16, 2017, 4:19 PM

        Thank you! I have a Pi2 and Pi3 but was trying to decide Stretch vs Jessie. I could have installed manually but am pretty new to Pi so didn’t want to muck it. Like I said, started manually installing RetroPie manually only to get near the end and find Stretch was not compatible. Three days of research and troubleshooting (as am noob) to get me all sorted.

        Am booting Jessie on Pi3 now, thanks again!

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          SexyTrogg
          last edited by Oct 16, 2017, 4:29 PM

          @austenzombie7 I’ve set up a RetroPi but only using Jessie so I couldn’t help with Stretch. Maybe give RecalBox a look too as it is very very similar to RetroPi

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            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @SexyTrogg
            last edited by Oct 16, 2017, 9:19 PM

            @SexyTrogg

            Editorial

            If your heart is set on the Pi then the Pi3 is your best option, with Jessie. More importantly, IMHO, if you MUST use Stretch, DO NOT run rpi-update. You’ve been warned.

            Create a working config
            How to add modules

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              juvesito
              last edited by Oct 17, 2017, 7:36 PM

              Hi guys, I’m trying to test with MagicMirror and I bought Raspberry pi 3, but I have question 8)
              What is the best version of linux is better for install the MagicMirror ?
              RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP or RASPBIAN STRETCH LITE ?

              Thanks in advance !

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                Nystro0m @juvesito
                last edited by Oct 17, 2017, 7:39 PM

                @juvesito Go with Jessie.

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                  juvesito @Nystro0m
                  last edited by Oct 17, 2017, 7:44 PM

                  @Nystro0m I undertand that for to install the MagicMirror is better the desktop version no? Thanks for your fast answer 8)

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                    Nystro0m @juvesito
                    last edited by Oct 17, 2017, 7:59 PM

                    @juvesito If you are comfortable to go without destkop i would go that way.
                    Otherwise, both works.

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                      austenzombie7 @juvesito
                      last edited by Oct 18, 2017, 8:02 PM

                      @juvesito USE JESSIE! I found the best way to do this is to go here and I selected the one from 03/03/2017 and downloaded the zip file then unzipped it and used Win32 or Etcher to write the image to the micro SD. You’ll still have to run the
                      sudo apt-get update
                      sudo apt-get upgrade
                      commands but I’m still finding my way in the pi world, so I’m sure there’s an easier way. Anyways, no issues this way so far on Pi3 :)

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