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Installation

Raspberry Pi Installation

  • Install the official installer tool Raspberry Pi Imager
    Depending on the OS, find the adapted software.
    https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/

  • Run the installer tool and configure the future OS

    • Depending on RPI model, choose an adequate OS

      RPI Model Specs OS Recommended PSU
      RPi 1 B 700 Mhz - 256 MB RPi OS Lite (32 bit) >= 2.5A
      RPi 3 b 1 Ghz - 1 GB RPi OS Lite (64 bit) >= 2.5A
      • To identify the model
        cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model
        cat /proc/cpuinfo
        # Check RAM
        free -h
        
    • Set hostname (rpi-(dogname).local)

    • Enable SSH

      • Pub Key : Use the RaspPI one
    • Define user

      • name : rpi
      • pass : rpi
      • Set local settigns
        • timezone: America/Montreal
        • Keyboard : ca
  • SSH to board

    • Configure GPU memory to minimum
      sudo raspi-config nonint do_memory_split 16
  • Update the board completely

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt full-upgrade -y
    reboot