Using Raspberry Pi Imager

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Jul 4, 2020

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Steps

• Download and install the Raspberry Pi Imager from this link.
• Go through the installation steps and make sure that the OS that you’re choosing is compatible with your RPi. Here’s a helpful link for that. In my case, I’m using RPi 3B+ and choosing Raspbian Buster 32-bit.

• Safely remove your SD card from your computer.
• Put that SD inside your RPi SD slot, and turn it on.
• OS setup settings will pop up, and just choose your settings wisely. At this point, you would want to connect to your wifi as well.

• Check OS, hardware, and free space.

cat /etc/os-release
uname -a
df -h

• Update and upgrade.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt autoremove

• (Optional) Depending on what you plan to do with your RPi, you may want to free up some space.

# I don't need the following packages because I plan to do a computer vision project in my RPi
sudo apt-get purge wolfram-engine
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*# always do this after purging
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Sources

• https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-imager-imaging-utility/
• https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_OS
• https://www.meccanismocomplesso.org/en/how-to-for-raspberry-checking-the-raspbian-version-update-upgrade/
• https://www.pyimagesearch.com/2019/09/16/install-opencv-4-on-raspberry-pi-4-and-raspbian-buster/
• https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/