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Raspberry Pi Desktop 6 arrives with Debian 13 for x86 PCs

Raspberry Pi Desktop has been updated to version 6, based on Debian 13 'Trixie', after a four-year gap. The release brings the Pi's Wayland-based desktop to x86-64 PCs and Intel Macs, but drops support for Apple Silicon. It is offered as a lightweight Linux option for older hardware.

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