{"id":241,"date":"2017-05-17T07:15:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T06:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/?p=241"},"modified":"2017-05-21T23:48:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T22:48:17","slug":"installing-raspbian-onto-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/241\/installing-raspbian-onto-raspberry-pi\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Raspbian onto a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here I suggest some recommended steps to install Raspbian on top of their install guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Choosing an OS for the Raspberry Pi<\/h2>\n

One of the main ways to install a Raspberry Pi OS is to download a disk image called NOOBS<\/a>.\u00a0This lets you\u00a0choose to easily install a number of different OS’s. If you want to try a variety of OS’s or are unsure of what you want to install I recommend this. You can follow the guide below to burn this image to a memory stick.<\/p>\n

I decided to install Raspbian Jessie with PIXEL instead of NOOBS.\u00a0This is because I wanted a fully featured Debian derivative (which is what Raspbian is) installed.<\/p>\n

Burning the Image to a SD Card<\/h2>\n

Now we need to burn the image to the SD card, this is going to explain what you need to do if you are using windows. If you are using Linux\/Mac OS I assume you know what you are doing. If you are using windows you first need to unzip the OS image so you have the the .img file available.<\/p>\n

Once you have downloaded and unzipped the image\u00a0you need to burn it, you\u00a0can do this with win32 Disk Imager<\/a>. Selecting the image and SD drive and pressing write will burn the OS to the SD card.<\/p>\n

Now you can put\u00a0the SD card into the Raspberry Pi and turn it on.<\/p>\n

After Installing Raspbian<\/h2>\n

When you have installed Raspbian you will want to perform a few bits of basic maintenance.<\/p>\n

Changing the user password<\/h3>\n

The default username for the pi is\u00a0pi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and the default password is\u00a0raspberry<\/strong><\/em> . This can be used to login to your pi but it is recommended that this is changed immediately. You can\u00a0change the password of the current user by entering<\/p>\n

passwd<\/pre>\n
Changing the hostname<\/h3>\n
Since I am planning to run multiple Raspberry Pi’s I need to change the hostname. The default hostname is\u00a0raspberrypi<\/em><\/strong> which you can use to connect to it via ssh. However to\u00a0change this you can modify the \/etc\/hosts file on the Raspberry Pi. \u00a0You can modify this by running the following command.<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/hosts<\/pre>\n
Updating the Pi<\/h3>\n
The Raspbian images are created every now and then so are not going to be fully up to date. You can update the pi by running the following two commands<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n
Running\u00a0these commands you\u00a0will update the catalogue of packages and then upgrade any of them which are outdated.<\/p>\n
Final words<\/h2>\n
These are some basic steps to install and set up a Raspberry Pi Raspbian install. As I find more steps that I want to perform each time I install Raspbian I will update this blogpost. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here I suggest some recommended steps to install Raspbian on top of their install guide. Choosing an OS for the Raspberry Pi One of the main ways to install a Raspberry Pi OS is to download a disk image called NOOBS.\u00a0This lets you\u00a0choose to easily install a number of different OS’s. 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