Is it possible to run desktop apps on the Raspberry Pi zero w?

Last Updated on April 23, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

Kajidataonline from Malaysia started to investigate this topic. His YouTube channel is about:

1) SPSS Data Analysis
2) Geospatial statistics – Geoda/ ArcGis/ QGIS/ Others
3) Epidemiology and Biostatistics – Environmental & Occupational Health
4) Indoor Air Quality
5) Electronics – Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Programming IDE
6) Software, Coding, Programming

https://www.youtube.com/@Kajidataonline/about

Preliminary results of Kajidataonline

  1. Install libreoffice in Raspberry Pi Zero W
  1. Alternative Web Browsing Application for Raspberry Pi Zero W
  • Scientists but also other people welcome to continue Kajidataonline’s research project.
  • But Kajidataonline does not publish more about LibreOffice and web browsing on this device on his YouTube channel. Does that mean, more than what he shows is not not possible?

What strikes us how easy it is to install LibreOffice on the Raspberry Pi zero as compared to the PinePhone:

https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=16614

  • The thread we started currently has 41 posts, and the installation video on the Raspberry Pi zero w lasts 4 minutes.
  • This fits with our own little experience, that it is difficult to install LibreOffice on the PinePhone, and installation of apps on Raspberry Pi’s is easier.