There are a number of large packages that come installed on the full Raspbian image that can be removed to free up space on your SD card.įor details on writing these images to an SD card please see the Write SD Card Images Using Etcher On Windows, Linux and Mac tutorial. The “RASPBIAN STRETCH LITE” version is a 350MB download which expands to a 1.8GB image file. The “RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP” image is a 1.7GB download that expands to 4.8GB. Using the “lite” image is fine but what if you want the desktop environment but still want to reduce the size of the image? The main difference between the two images is the inclusion of the desktop environment on the larger version. This guide will show how you can remove approximately 1GB of packages that you may not need for your Raspberry Pi project. If SD card storage space is an issue it can sometimes be useful to reduce the size of these images. The Raspbian image is available in two sizes from the Official download page.
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