# Suggestion: Particle OS

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/suggestion-particle-os/23332>\
**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [May 31, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/suggestion-particle-os/23332 "2016-05-31T16:18:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![FlaredElectronics](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/flaredelectronics/32/8962_2.png) [@FlaredElectronics](https://community.particle.io/u/FlaredElectronics)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/suggestion-particle-os/23332/1 "2016-05-31T16:18:40Z")

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So I have been having issues with the Particle keys and I have 4 Photons that have never been used and are unusable. I have been having issues getting the cloud to doctor them aswell. So I have a suggestion to end these kinds of problems.

Particle OS.  
A distribution for either X86/X64 and/or ARM(Raspberry Pi) of Debain/Raspbian with Node/Particle/Git/DFU and anything else Particle related installed and on an update list so you just type sudo apt-get update && upgrade when you want to update it.

It could be a Debian iso image (possibly live CD) or a Raspberry Pi SD image.

I think it would make supporting them much easier and it would prevent having issues with “open source” problems IE someone changes something and the whole world breaks.

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**Author:** ![jvanier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/jvanier/32/5542_2.png) [@jvanier](https://community.particle.io/u/jvanier)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/suggestion-particle-os/23332/2 "2016-05-31T16:42:26Z")

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That’s a really interesting idea. The thing that jumps at me would be a Docker image with all Particle-related tools installed on it.