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--- home_automation [2026/03/08 21:23] – Major additions to content wmadm
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     * Installs on [[https://www.openhab.org/download/|many platforms]]
   * Negatives
-    * Installs as a package
+    * Installs only as a software package unless using Raspberry Pi - another operating system must be installed and configured before installing OpenHAB
     * Learning curve for IT novices
+    * Java-based for anyone who has anti-Java bias
 ===== Home Assistant =====
 Home assistant is notably its own Linux-based OS called HA OS in addition to being packaged software on many plaforms - this means that it can (very conveniently) be installed as an image on many hardware platforms like Raspberry Pi or standard 64-bit PC hardware.