rainerum-robotics-rpi / raspbian-mods

Raspbian and Raspberry Pi Desktop image modifications
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Raspbian Mods

Scripts for customizing Raspbian and Raspberry Pi Desktop images. For further technical details please see the wiki pages.

Setup Raspbian with Desktop Environment

How to install Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi? Simply grab the latest release and download the ZIP file containing the Raspbian image. Extract the IMG file and copy it over to a suitable SD card using the Etcher tool. Then insert the SD card in to the Raspberry Pi. Be patient as the first time start process may take some time until it has fully configured the Raspberry Pi.

See also the article on how the Raspbian image was created.

Setup Raspberry Pi Desktop with VirtualBox

You do not own an Raspberry Pi but wish to try out an Raspbian like operating system? Simply grab the latest release and download the VirtualBox Appliance file and import it to VirtualBox.

You do not know what is VirtualBox? Do not worry VirtualBox allows you to create a second virtual PC within your current operating system. Simply grab the latest release for your system and download both the platform package and extension pack. Install first the platform package and then apply the extension pack by double clicking it. Furthermore make sure that your computer has enabled hardware virtualization technology. Now you are ready to create and import virtual machines.

See also the article on how the VirtualBox Appliance was created.