On a Raspberry Pi, we’d rather use multi-boot because there are many distributions you can install on Raspberry Pi (there are already 3 or 4 Raspberry Pi OS versions). This works by having a separate partition (or more) for each operating system and a small tool on the first sector of your hard drive to ask you which partition you want to start. On a computer, you can have Windows and Linux installed, and you choose which OS you want to use when you start the computer (with a menu asking you each time you boot). Most of the time, we use this for Windows and Linux systems on a PC.
What is a dual boot?ĭual boot means that you can use two different operating systems on the same computer. Let’s start with a quick reminder about dual boot and why do you need to use it on your Raspberry Pi. If you are lost in all these new words and abbreviations, request my free Raspberry Pi glossary here (PDF format)! Introduction to dual boot on Raspberry Pi The first third of the book teaches you the basics, but the following chapters include projects you can try on your own. It’s a 30-day challenge, where you learn one new thing every day until you become a Raspberry Pi expert. If you are looking to quickly progress on Raspberry Pi, you can check out my e-book here. In this post, I’ll show you how to use it and I will share an alternative if PINN is not for you. Once done, you’ll get a boot menu to choose the system to start after each reboot. After copying the files to an SD card, PINN will start a wizard to let you choose the operating systems to install on the same device. PINN is currently the best option to create a dual boot on a Raspberry Pi. Yes, it’s possible, and it’s very convenient, as you don’t need to have five cards and flash them, again and again, each time you want to try something else.įor a person like me, who writes articles about different distributions, it’s really a time saver. You probably already asked yourself, is there a way to run multiple operating systems on the same SD card?
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