# Running Processing in Raspi without Desktop environment

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-in-raspi-without-desktop-environment/24643>\
**Category:** Processing for Pi\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-in-raspi-without-desktop-environment/24643 "2020-10-16T11:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![alkalino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@alkalino](https://discourse.processing.org/u/alkalino)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-in-raspi-without-desktop-environment/24643/1 "2020-10-16T11:44:15Z")

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Hi,

I am working on a digital frame using an old screen and a Raspberry pi, i would love to show Processing sketches on it but i would love to avoid launching the desktop environment and run it from there. Do you know if it is possible to run processing without a desktop environment in the rapsberry pi? Thanks so much,

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**Author:** ![monkstone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/monkstone/32/64_2.png) [@monkstone](https://discourse.processing.org/u/monkstone)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-in-raspi-without-desktop-environment/24643/2 "2020-10-16T19:29:20Z")

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This [link](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Running-without-a-Display) might be interesting. Otherwise have you considered using a tiling window manager like [i3-wm](https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-20-10-released/31677)? See [Processing in style with Java 11](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-in-style-with-java-11/13776/40) for how to install processing4 on RaspberryPI.

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**Author:** ![SomeOne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/someone/32/8639_2.png) [@SomeOne](https://discourse.processing.org/u/SomeOne)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/running-processing-in-raspi-without-desktop-environment/24643/3 "2020-10-17T09:39:45Z")

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You need some graphics support to be able to show sketches. Desktop is not necessary if you develop the code without processing ide as a regular java program that can be launched from command line or as part of start-up of the device.  
Even code developed with processing ide can be launched from command line [Executing Sketch via Linux Command Line?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/executing-sketch-via-linux-command-line/6839)