The Raspberry Pi Foundation describes PIXEL as the 'GNU/Linux we would want to use' and understandably so. It offers a smart, clean interface, a decent selection of software, the Chromium web browser with plug-ins, and more - and from today it’s available for PC and Mac. The version of Debian+PIXEL for x86 platforms is described as 'experimental' but having taken it for a spin, it seems pretty stable to me.
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To run PIXEL on your PC or Mac, burn it onto a DVD or flash it onto a USB memory stick, and boot from it. The desktop environment will load ready for use. PIXEL should work on pretty much any system, including older PCs (since it's designed to run on a lower powered device like the Pi), although some modern Macs may fail to recognize the image as being bootable. The Raspberry Foundation is aware of this, and will release an updated image to correct the problem once it's identified the source of the issue. If you’re hoping to play Minecraft, or use Wolfram Mathematica in it, as you can in the Pi version, there’s some bad news. The Foundation doesn’t have the rights to offer those on anything other than its own hardware. Everything else is included though.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released PIXEL on PC and Mac. PIXEL being the desktop environment that makes the Raspbian operating system look good. This means that anyone can enjoy the same experience even when switching from a Raspberry Pi to a PC or Mac. Jan 20, 2017 - During the summer of 2016, the team at the Raspberry Pi HQ started to question themselves as to why PIXEL was only available to Raspberry. Raspberry Pi PIXEL desktop environment originally designed for the Raspbian operating system is now available for x86-based machines running Windows and Mac OS.