Raspberry became an update on October 1st, 2025.
The performance is much better than the latest version, bookworm.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/trixie-the-new-version-of-raspberry-pi-os/
Prerequisites for having a performance boost
- Raspberry Pi5 with 8 GB memory
- Download Raspberry Trixie
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/
To have a more simple start, you can use https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
Important: after you made a SD card, convert it to an SSD drive
with Balena Etcher (below) - Use a SSD disk instead of a SD card
SSD disk recommended: Samsung T7 with 1 TB memory
https://www.instructables.com/Booting-a-Raspberry-Pi-From-USB-No-SD-Card-Needed/ - Use Balena Etcher to copy disks
https://etcher.balena.io/ - Passive Cooling case for Raspberry Pi5
Don’t buy a Cooling case with a fan: it’s mechanical, better to use an iron passive cooling - To use your RaspberryPi on any other computer, use connect.raspberrypi.com
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect/ - Total costs: approximately €200, CHF 200, $220
Things you can do with your RaspberryPi
- File sharing with Samba
You will be surprised how easy it is to install:
https://www.elektronik-kompendium.de/sites/raspberry-pi/2007071.htm - Programming with Java
How to install Java on raspberrypi 5
https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/how-to-install-openjdk-ubuntu-22-04 - Programming with JavaFX
To run JavaFX on a Raspberry Pi 5, install OpenJDK and OpenJFX, then create and launch your JavaFX application using standard Java commands.
sudo apt install snapd
sudo reboot
sudo snap install openjfx - Use Docker for having a webserver at home
sudo curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo less get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
Recommendable reading:
Docker – das Praxisbuch für Entwickler und DevOps-Teams, Bernd Öggi, Michael Kofler