
We can use the RASPI Config command to setup some important configuration options for our new Pi. You probably won't have any extra updates to perform after the dist-upgrade step, but better safe than sorry! Raspbian Configuration

Follow these steps: $ sudo apt-get update Throughout this tutorial, I'm going to assume you are using a terminal so if you have not already done so, start up a terminal by clicking the terminal icon from the top menu bar of the desktop and it will launch a terminal instance for you.Įven though you just installed Raspbian, there are often updates to packages available so the first thing to do is make sure you are running the latest versions. Time to get some things setup and configured! Raspbian Updates When the installation is complete, you should be greeted by a clean desktop environment. It will boot very quickly and then you can simply pick Raspbian from the installer and let it do it's thing. After you have created your bootable NOOBS installer, you can insert it in your Raspberry Pi and power it on. Rather than rehashing all the information available, I suggest you follow the installation procedures outlined on the Raspberry Pi site and install NOOBS onto an SD card. The current version called Rasbian Buster is equivalent to the latest Debian 9 release. Those of you that have used Debian or Ubuntu will be very much at home with Raspbian. Raspbian is the best option for operating systems on the Raspberry Pi because it's the most supported and is based on Debian, a very popular Linux distribution. So read on dear listener if you would like to discover the joy of building your own full linux-powered server on a $35 computer! Initial Raspbian Installation We'll also cover installing the latest Netatalk 3 with spotlight support for easy file sharing with your Mac. We will install the high-performance nginx 1.9 webserver, along with PHP 7.0 for optimal performance.

In this tutorial, we cover the basics to get Raspbian OS running on your Raspberry Pi computer. I thought I would take this opportunity to update my notes, and turn them into a full blown tutorial as this seems to be a popular subject.

I recently purchased the latest Raspberry Pi 3 Model B which has the same form-factor, but has a faster 1.2Ghz quad core processor, built-in WIFI, and Bluetooth 4.1. I took note of the steps involved and over the ensuing months, I've provided those notes to individuals on our Gitter chat looking to do the same thing. Modified to bring instructions up to date for latest version of the Rasbian OS - released June 2018Ī few years ago I setup a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B as a development web server.
