Raspbian OS
Following is a list of some (not all) of the software installed with Raspbian – Jessie release.
- Archiver – file compression tool to create or extract.
- Calculator – calculator with basic, scientific and paper modes.
- Claws Mail – a powerful email client and news reader
- Debian Reference – Reference documents for Debian, the operating system that the Raspberry Pi’s Raspbian is based on.
- File Manager – Lightweight graphical manager for files.
- Geany editor – an integrated development environment for programming.
- Image Viewer – basic image / picture viewer.
- Java IDEs – BlueJ and Greenfoot
- LibreOffice Suite – a full-fledged office suite.
- LXTerminal – Linux command line shell / terminal.
- Mathematica – computational software used in technical fields based on symbolic mathematics.
- Minecraft: Pi Edition – a version of Minecraft – build and explore Lego-like virtual worlds. Intended as an educational tool for novice programmers (can modify game), but still fun to play.
- Node-RED – IBM’s visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things.
- PDF Viewer – portable document format viewer.
- Pi Store – with internet connection, and an account, access The Pi Store to buy Apps.
- Python 2 – Integrated Development Environment for Python programming – for version 2.x Python.
- Python 3 – same as Python 2 but for version 3.x Python.
- Python Games – a collection of simple games.
- Raspberry Pi Resources – link to raspberrypi.org/resources.
- Scratch –graphical programming environment designed to teach programming concepts.
- Sonic Pi –sound programming environment to synthesize sounds.
- Text Editor – simple text editor.
- Web Browser – Raspbian’s internet web browser.
- Wolfram – a computational language knowledge engine that works with Mathematica.
