# Transform Armbian Into A Raspberry Pi Imposter [Install PIXEL Desktop]

## What is PIXEL?

> PIXEL is the default desktop environment and theme used by Raspberry Pi OS. It officially stands for "Pi Improved Xwindows Environment, Lightweight" and is based on LXDE. -https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-pixel/

1. Log into the Armbian device
2. Run the following commands in a terminal
   # update repositories
   sudo apt update
   # add the raspberry pi os gpg key
   wget -O - http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/raspberrypi.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
   # add the raspberry pi os apt repository
   echo deb http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspios.list
   # update repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install pixel
   sudo apt install lxpanel pcmanfm openbox xserver-xorg x11-xserver-utils policykit-1 lightdm raspberrypi-sys-mods zenity libglib2.0-bin desktop-file-utils lxsession adduser mutter xdg-user-dirs raspi-config xserver-xorg-video-fbturbo fonts-piboto pipanel lxinput pi-greeter rpd-plym-splash rpd-wallpaper pishutdown scrot gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-clearlookspix gnome-icon-theme pixflat-icons lxplug-volumepulse lxplug-network lxplug-bluetooth lxplug-ejecter lxplug-ptbatt rc-gui gtk2-engines-pixflat lxplug-cputemp lxplug-magnifier rp-bookshelf agnostics gui-pkinst cups system-config-printer pi-printer-support lxplug-updater raspberrypi-ui-mods -y
3. After the installation completes, reboot the system
4. Upon boot, the familiar Raspberry Pi login screen should be display
5. Log back in
6. Run the following commands in a terminal
   # uninstall xfce
   sudo apt remove xfce* --purge -y
   # reboot
   sudo reboot now
7. Log back in
8. Welcome to the PIXEL desktop experience on Armbian