Raspberry Pi Imager has just released version 2.0.3, marking it as the second update to the major 2.0 series of this versatile utility designed for installing Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems onto microSD cards. This release includes several enhancements, notably improvements in drive filtering and app image compatibility.
The update, which follows version 2.0.2, introduces bottleneck detection and real-time progress updates, allowing users to see the status of network connections, decompression, or writing processes. This version also enhances async I/O support across all platforms.
Significant features of Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 include:
- CA certificate bundle detection for better AppImage compatibility on certain Linux distributions.
- In-depth write timing breakdowns for testing and performance analytics.
- Improved detection of network changes, leading to automatic retries for OS list fetching when connectivity issues arise.
- Enhanced UI elements such as offline status indications and improved text wrapping.
Additionally, a mechanism has been added to manage counterfeit storage devices that may cause I/O operation stalls. The update also refines cloud-init user data generation and network configurations.
For more details and to download Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3, users can visit the project’s GitHub page. The application is available as a universal AppImage binary suitable for both 64-bit and ARM64 systems.