Which OS should be used for BirdNet-Pi today?

[tsvet551]

Colleagues, hello!
I’ve decided to completely reinstall the system so that the BirdWeather works. Could you tell me: which OS should I ultimately install? The installation page lists several options.


Thanks!

[Wahaj18]

For a fresh install on a Raspberry Pi, use 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Trixie, preferably the Lite image.

That’s what this fork’s README asks for under Requirements:

An SD Card with the 64-bit version of RaspiOS installed (please use Trixie) — Lite is recommended, but the installation works on RaspiOS-ARM64-Full as well.

A few practical notes:

• Pi 5 / 4B / 400: Trixie 64-bit Lite (or Full if you want a desktop and have enough RAM).
• Pi 3B+ and Zero 2 W: same family, but they need RaspiOS-ARM64-Lite specifically.
• Bullseye is rejected by newinstaller.sh (Python 3.9 path); it tells you to use Bookworm or newer.
• Bookworm still works for many people, but Trixie is the documented target for new installs. Others who landed on Trixie by accident have reported it running fine (discussion #588).

Then install with:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi/main/newinstaller.sh | bash

(run as a normal user with passwordless sudo, not as root)

If BirdWeather is the reason for the reinstall, get a BirdWeather ID from Tools → Settings after the install comes up.

[tsvet551]

Thanks, buddy! I’ll try again! I’ll report back.

[tsvet551]

Greetings! I’ve reinstalled several versions 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Trixie, but the result is the same. I don’t understand it, but it’s something to do with passwords. When installing, I specify birdnet and the password for it. In the terminal, I enter the login and password — none of the passwords work. Have you ever encountered this?

[tsvet551]

I found the answer — you need to disable the password prompt for sudo :-)
I used the help from the website: https://ohyaan.github.io/tips/raspberry_pi_os_trixie_sudo_password_required/#2-set-or-change-the-administrator-account-password, point "3":