raspberry pi for web programming/development

Posted by Mark Dee on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Mark Dee
Published on 2013-07-02T02:27:30Z Indexed on 2013/07/02 17:08 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 328

Filed under:

raspberry-pi

I'm into web development and my machine (AMD Phenom II, 8G RAM) is running Ubuntu 13.04. I love my current setup but I kinda miss some of Windows software like MSOffice or Adobe suites, and running on Virtualbox doesn't feel as snappy for me.... So I'm thinking of buying a new cheap machine where I would install Linux and do my development work there and have my current machine run Windows.

I just found this thing called Raspberry pi which is really cheap and requires 12v only (I think) which makes it good for downloading stuff overnight. So, does it make sense to buy Raspberry pi, make it my primary dev machine, Windows being the secondary (for Adobe and browser testing of course)?

Basically, I want to know if Raspberry pi meets the following requirements:

It should run ArchLinux
Sublime Text 3
python
ruby
nginx
nodejs
Deluge or Transmission
(well, maybe just those, no need for videos and music players)

Related posts about raspberry-pi

New on the Java Channel: Low-Latency Applications, JavaFX on Raspberry PI, and more

as seen on Oracle Blogs - Search for 'Oracle Blogs'
If you haven’t checked out the Java YouTube channel lately … here is some of the stuff you’re missing: Understanding the JVM and Low Latency Applications (picture) JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi 55 New Java 7 Features: Part 3 – Concurrency Properties and Binding with JavaFX 2… >>> More
The Raspberry Pi Now Has Its Own App Store

as seen on How to geek - Search for 'How to geek'
Raspberry Pi, the credit-card sized computer with an ARM processor, now has its own appstore where Raspberry Pi hobbyists and developers can share their creations in a one-stop location accessible to all Raspberry Pi users. In today’s press release about the store, the Raspberry Pi Foundation… >>> More
Why is my Linux box dropping network connection? [closed]

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have a Debian server in the form of a Raspberry Pi running Raspian. It has a USB Wi-Fi connection. Sometimes it would not respond when I SSH to it, and would require a reboot. I found something in syslog that may indicate what the problem is, can someone help with what this means? Dec 16 15:34:17… >>> More
Using a Raspberry Pi as a VPN?

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
So I'm sure many of you have heard of the new Raspberry Pi project. I was looking at messing around with Model B, which has the following relevant specs: Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU 256MB RAM Boots from SD card, running the Fedora version of Linux (ARM… >>> More
Raspberry Pi cluster, neuron networks and brain simulation

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Since the RBPI (Raspberry Pi) has very low power consumption and very low production price, it means one could build a very big cluster with those. I'm not sure, but a cluster of 100000 RBPI would take little power and little room. Now I think it might not be as powerful as existing supercomputers… >>> More

Developer IT