Here's what's new in DietPi v10.5

The DietPi team has released an update to its Raspbian alternative, version 10.5. It's a minor release that optimizes some menus and fixes some issues, and it follows the release of DietPi 10.4 in May.

What's new

• RustDesk Client for ARMv7: The dietpi-software tool now lets you install the RustDesk client on ARMv7 devices.
  • The RustDesk client lets you remote-in to other desktop computers, meaning you can use your DietPi device to control other desktops.
  • The ARMv7 architecture was used in the Raspberry Pi 2.

What's getting better

• Raspberry Pi graphics drivers: As legacy GPU firmware has been deprecated, KMS and DRM drivers for graphics rendering are now enabled by default for each new app installed with the dietpi-software program.
• Raspberry Pi camera stack: You can now switch from the legacy RPi camera stack to the libcamera API in your dietpi-config settings.
  • This is especially useful to those with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3.
• Display settings: The dietpi-display is now the standard tool for controlling display settings, including resolution and rotation. You also have access to GRUB display settings on all GRUB-installed devices rather than just in VMs.

Zooming out

Why this update matters: DietPi's claim to fame is its hardware optimization for low-cost computers like the Raspberry Pi. That's increasingly important as computer costs as a whole skyrocket.

My take: None of these updates affect the hardware or software I use with DietPi, but I'm glad to see continued development.

Diving in

The fineprint: You can find more details and information about minor bugfixes in the 10.5 release notes on GitHub.

Get it now: If you want to give DietPi a try for the first time, you can get a fresh image from the downloads section of the DietPi website. If you already have DietPi installed, you can get the update by running dietpi-update in the command line. Make sure your data is backed up before you begin.