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Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi¶

Setting Up with a Screen¶

Having a screen simplifies the process of working with your Raspberry Pi.

Required Components

  • Raspberry Pi

  • Power Adapter

  • Micro SD card

  • Screen Power Adapter

  • HDMI cable

  • Screen

  • Mouse

  • Keyboard

Steps:

  1. Connect the Mouse and Keyboard to the Raspberry Pi.

  2. Use the HDMI cable to connect the screen to the Raspberry Pi’s HDMI port. Ensure the screen is plugged into a power source and turned on.

  3. Power the Raspberry Pi using the power adapter. The Raspberry Pi OS desktop should appear on the screen after a few seconds.

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Setting Up Without a Screen¶

If you don’t have a monitor, remote login is a viable option.

Required Components

  • Raspberry Pi

  • Power Adapter

  • Micro SD card

Using SSH, you can access the Raspberry Pi’s Bash shell, which is the default Linux shell. Bash offers a command-line interface for performing various tasks.

For those preferring a graphical user interface (GUI), the remote desktop feature is a convenient alternative for managing files and operations.

For detailed setup tutorials based on your operating system, refer to the following sections: