# Installing on a Pi 5?

**URL:** <https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260>\
**Category:** Anthias\
**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260 "2023-12-19T15:42:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![nick.woffard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@nick.woffard](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nick.woffard)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/1 "2023-12-19T15:42:11Z")

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Has anyone tried installing the anthias program on the new pi 5? My office is wanting to get a few more boards, but the pi 5 is the easiest to get right now. im just worried about compatibility.

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**Author:** ![salmanfarisvp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/salmanfarisvp/32/537_2.png) [@salmanfarisvp](https://forums.screenly.io/u/salmanfarisvp)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/2 "2023-12-19T17:37:06Z")

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Hi @nick.woffard,

Support on Raspberry Pi 5 is ongoing and it’s not compatible at the moment. You can try with Pi4 or Pi3B.

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**Author:** ![lozcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@lozcs](https://forums.screenly.io/u/lozcs)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/3 "2023-12-20T14:44:04Z")

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I’ve tried - didn’t work…

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**Author:** ![friedrich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@friedrich](https://forums.screenly.io/u/friedrich)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/4 "2024-01-17T17:34:16Z")

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Any progress with the RP5?

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**Author:** ![extremeskillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/439d5e/32.png) [@extremeskillz](https://forums.screenly.io/u/extremeskillz)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/5 "2024-03-23T15:34:14Z")

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In theory, the RPI5 still runs Bullseye Lite with no issues. Have you tried Bullseye then running the script?

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/6 "2024-04-03T18:08:15Z")

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According to [this forum topic](https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=362198) (for instance), it might not work, but I wouldn’t hurt to try. I’ll get back to you once I imaged my micro-SD card with Bullseye Lite.

But I agree with you (in theory). It should be backwards-compatible.

**EDIT:** Didn’t work. I also tried editing `config.txt` and added `os_check=0`, but I got a black screen.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/87288d04d0deff4eca683cd959a60eb545802181.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.screenly.io/u/Griff)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/7 "2024-04-03T20:36:57Z")

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I’ve try multiple way of installing it and it doesn’t work. We are gonna have to wait for Anthias to make a version working with pi5.

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/installing-on-a-pi-5/1260/8 "2024-12-20T17:40:05Z")

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@nick.woffard, @lozcs, @friedrich, @extremeskillz, @Griff  
Anthias is now compatible with [Raspberry Pi 5 devices running 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Lite (Bookworm)](https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/#:~:text=Raspberry%20Pi%205%20Model%20B%20%2D%2064%2Dbit%20Bookworm).

Should you have issues, feel free to start a discussion here or in a new topic, create an issue, or open a pull request in GitHub.
