Raspberry PI 400 Initial Configuration
In this post I will show you an initial configuration for Rasberry PI 400.
First of all, to install any OS in we will need a pc in which to connect our microSD and have the software for Raspberry OS installation downloaded, I leave the link below.
By default we can install raspberry os, an operating system created exclusively for our RB, the problem is performance, since it consumes enough so that, for example, playing a video on YouTube is complicated in 720p, even less to play a video in 1080p fluently.
On the other hand we have the Ubuntu option for our RB, another valid operating system (and very well configured) but with the same performance drawback.
To solve this problem I bring you this GitHub repo where they allow us to install one of the distro that I leave below
https://github.com/wimpysworld/desktopify
- lubuntu
- kubuntu
- ubuntu
- ubuntu-budgie
- ubuntu-kylin
- ubuntu-mate
- ubuntu-studio
- xubuntu
The installation process is extremely simple, first we must download ubuntu server, important it has to be version 20.04.03 LTS
https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi
Once downloaded, we will install it in nseutra microSD and place it in the RB.
When we start we will be in the ubuntu server that we downloaded, to log in, the username and password are “ubuntu”.
Once inside we will become root and execute the following commands
sudo su
git clone <https://github.com/wimpysworld/desktopify.git>
cd desktopifyHere 2 things are important, first, the “ — oem” parameter is not mandatory, which means that the next time we start the ubuntu that we set is executed directly.
The second thing is that where it says ubuntu-mate we must pass the Ubuntu version that we want.
sudo ./desktopify --de ubuntu-mateOnce the process is finished we can reboot to make sure that everything has been properly installed and ready, we will have our Raspberry pi 400 ready to use.
I recommend using Lubuntu or Ubuntu-Mate, they are the 2 lightest versions that run the best.
