Raspberry Pi Imager content repository for uConsole images
jose1711's os_list.json lets Raspberry Pi Imager list and flash Rex's uConsole and DevTerm images directly from the app.
What it takes
- Software only
Difficulty 1 of 3 — easy.
Details
Point the Imager at the repository — sudo rpi-imager --repo https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jose1711/uconsole-rpi-imager-repo/master/os_list.json on Linux, or App Options → Content Repository → custom URL on Windows — and Rex's images appear in the OS list. The thread says the entries support the Imager's customisation (hostname, user, WiFi, SSH, locale), which Rex's own threads warn against when flashing his images by hand; the repository is marked experimental, so verify on a spare card.
The GitHub repository holds only the JSON and icons (MIT, 2026); the forum thread is the documentation.
Links
Open at Forum thread- GitHubRepository
Related mods
Rex's ClockworkPi-RetroPie image (Pi-Gen, EmulationStation, RetroArch) is the working answer; the Debian install and gamepad threads fill in the rest.
The community's recommended OS: Debian 13 on Rex's patched Pi kernel, desktop and Lite variants, for CM3+, CM4, CM4S and CM5.
The previous Debian release of Rex's line, still rebuilt for the new screens in 2026 — the fallback when something on Trixie is not ready yet.
Rex's Kali image for CM4 and CM5 on the uConsole kernel with the hardware presets; cuu's original CM4 build is documented on the ClockworkPi wiki.
Rex's Parrot OS build for CM3/CM4/CM5 in Home and Security editions, plus krokowitz's Security spin with RTL-SDR and ALFA drivers preinstalled.
Rex's build of DragonOS Pi64 — an Ubuntu 22.04 SDR distribution with the radio tools preinstalled — on the uConsole kernel for CM4 and CM5.