Is there going to be a Windows version?
I have a Surface tablet and while its possible to get Octoprint to run on it, its a real pain. Rather than getting a Pi I would like to be able to repurpose old hardware I already have.
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Windows is too prone to wandering off and doing something else without warning. If you want to repurpose old hardware download a light Linux distro and pretend it's a Pi.
Cheerio,
RE: Is there going to be a Windows version?
Windows is too prone to wandering off and doing something else without warning. If you want to repurpose old hardware download a light Linux distro and pretend it's a Pi.
Cheerio,
I would agree with this. Old peecees make excellent utility machines with something like Ubuntu or Debian, both which share the lineage with the Raspberry Pi OS.
Besides, with the Great Raspberry Pi Shortage, junker PCs, even closeout new last-generation desktops, are cheaper, street price, than new Raspberry Pi 4 boards.
Another good lightweight platform is the Chromebox (think Chromebook in a very small desktop box), and some of those are going for well under US $100 if you look around. Some of those may require a 'jailbreak' to load something like Ubuntu instead of the included Chrome OS, but in my case (Asus) it was as simple as removing a screw. We use it as a web streaming box on the big screen in the bedroom.
RE: Is there going to be a Windows version?
Worth a shot...
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/raspberry-pi-desktop/
Don’t trust forum advice.
RE: Is there going to be a Windows version?
There is a procedure to in Octoprint on Windows. Bear in mind Octoprint is written in Python, so any OS that can run Python could in theory run Octoprint. See https://community.octoprint.org/t/setting-up-octoprint-on-windows/383
RE: Is there going to be a Windows version?
Hi, there are things one needs to look out for when developing for multiple platforms. We did not do that, we use Linux specific features, so without a compatibility layer, no, PrusaLink will not run on Windows. Sorry