Minimal Raspbian Installation - Revision history

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2023-03-13T19:55:58Z

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	* Create an empty file called <code>ssh</code> inside <code>/media/stuff/</code>:		* Create an empty file called <code>ssh</code> inside <code>/media/stuff/</code>:
	sudo touch /media/stuff/ssh		sudo touch /media/stuff/ssh
			* If using a raspbian starting from Bullseye you also need to configure a default user
			# as root
			echo "pi:"$(echo 'raspberry' \| openssl passwd -6 -stdin) > /media/stuff/userconf
	* Unmount the partition		* Unmount the partition
	sudo umount /media/stuff		sudo umount /media/stuff

320x200: /* Base system */

2020-03-07T17:50:33Z

Base system

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	All this stuff as <code>root</code>:		All this stuff as <code>root</code>:

	* ~~flavouring~~		* Change hostname
	echo "BMO" > /etc/hostname		echo "BMO" > /etc/hostname
	hostname -F /etc/hostname		hostname -F /etc/hostname
			* In <code>/etc/hosts</code>, replace <code>127.0.0.1 raspberrypi</code> with <code>127.0.0.1 BMO</code>
	* don't bloat the system		* don't bloat the system
	echo -e 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";\nAPT::Install-Suggests "0";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend		echo -e 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";\nAPT::Install-Suggests "0";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend

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2020-03-07T17:25:40Z

Comfy environment (optional)

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	== Comfy environment (optional) ==		== Comfy environment (optional) ==

	Now you can install all your comfy l33t command line tools and whatnot, fav editors, etc. This is just an example ~~of what I (ugrnm) always put on top of my pi~~, YMMV:		Now you can install all your comfy l33t command line tools and whatnot, fav editors, etc. This is just an example, YMMV:

	* comfy tools and stuff		* comfy tools and stuff
	ln -s /usr/bin/vim.tiny /usr/bin/vim		ln -s /usr/bin/vim.tiny /usr/bin/vim
	apt install tmux ~~tcsh~~ git		apt install tmux git
	~~chsh -s /bin/tcsh root~~
	* create /root/.tcshrc
	~~if ($?prompt) then~~
	~~set prompt = "%N@%m:%~ %# "~~
	~~set promptchars = "%#"~~
	~~set filec~~
	~~set history = 1000~~
	~~set savehist = (1000 merge)~~
	~~set autolist = ambiguous~~
	~~set autoexpand~~
	~~set autorehash~~
	~~if ( $?tcsh ) then~~
	~~bindkey "^W" backward-delete-word~~
	~~bindkey -k up history-search-backward~~
	~~bindkey -k down history-search-forward~~
	~~endif~~
	~~endif~~
	* logout and log back in

	== THIS IS IT! ==		== THIS IS IT! ==

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Base system

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	apt update		apt update
	apt upgrade		apt upgrade
	* update to latest kernel (nowadays discouraged, only use if you need a pre-release kernel)		* update to latest kernel ('''nowadays discouraged, only use if you need a pre-release kernel''')
	apt install rpi-update		apt install rpi-update
	rpi-update		rpi-update

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2020-03-07T17:20:45Z

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	apt update		apt update
	apt upgrade		apt upgrade
	* update to latest kernel		* update to latest kernel (nowadays discouraged, only use if you need a pre-release kernel)
	apt install rpi-update		apt install rpi-update
	rpi-update		rpi-update

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	== Base system ==		== Base system ==

			All this stuff as <code>root</code>:

	* flavouring		* flavouring

320x200: /* Setting up SD Card */

2020-03-07T17:14:42Z

Setting up SD Card

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	OR IF YOU HAVE OLD DD		OR IF YOU HAVE OLD DD
	dd bs=4M if=2020-02-13-raspbian-buster-lite.img \| pv \| dd bs=4M of=/dev/sdX		dd bs=4M if=2020-02-13-raspbian-buster-lite.img \| pv \| dd bs=4M of=/dev/sdX


	== Connecting to the Pi ==		== Connecting to the Pi ==

320x200 at 17:14, 7 March 2020

2020-03-07T17:14:26Z

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	'''Goal:''' Setup a minimal Raspbian setup without bloat. This was used before by starting with a minibian installation, but has been superseded by the availability of Raspbian lite images.		'''Goal:''' Setup a minimal Raspbian setup without bloat. This was used before by starting with a minibian installation, but has been superseded by the availability of Raspbian lite images.

	~~== Raspbian Lite installation ==~~		== Setting up SD Card ==
	=== Setting up SD Card ===
	* Download Raspbian '''Lite''' image: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/		* Download Raspbian '''Lite''' image: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
	* unzip image:		* unzip image:
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	=== Connecting to the Pi ===		== Connecting to the Pi ==
	By default Raspbian will get an IP on ethernet.		By default Raspbian will get an IP on ethernet.
	==== You do not have a screen ====		=== You do not have a screen ===
	* Don't remove the SD card from computer		* Don't remove the SD card from computer
	* Refresh partition table (use <code>partprobe</code> on Linux, on FreeBSD it should not be needed, and no idea for the rest)		* Refresh partition table (use <code>partprobe</code> on Linux, on FreeBSD it should not be needed, and no idea for the rest)
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	passwd		passwd

	==== You have a screen and keyboard ====		=== You have a screen and keyboard ===
	* Insert SD, Power the RPi, the IP will is displayed in the console at the end of the boot process. However you need to enable sshd first.		* Insert SD, Power the RPi, '''the IP will is displayed in the console at the end of the boot process'''. However you need to enable sshd first.
	* log into the console with pi:raspberry		* log into the console with pi:raspberry
	* start raspi-config tool		* start raspi-config tool
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	* In interfacing options, enable SSH		* In interfacing options, enable SSH
	* Exit raspi-config		* Exit raspi-config
	* ssh ~~into~~ RPi		* If you did not take note of the IP yet, you can always do:
	ssh pi@192.168.1.73		ifconfig eth0 \| grep inet
	* ~~You might want to change your password, pi is a sudoer... :)~~		* ssh in RPi (passwd is raspberry)
			ssh pi@192.168.1.XXX
			* '''CHANGE PASSWORD THANKS'''
			passwd

	=== Base system ===		== Base system ==

	* flavouring		* flavouring
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	dpkg-reconfigure tzdata		dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

	=== Comfy environment (optional) ===		== Comfy environment (optional) ==

	Now you can install all your comfy l33t command line tools and whatnot, fav editors, etc. This is just an example of what I (ugrnm) always put on top of my pi, YMMV:		Now you can install all your comfy l33t command line tools and whatnot, fav editors, etc. This is just an example of what I (ugrnm) always put on top of my pi, YMMV:
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	* logout and log back in		* logout and log back in

	=== THIS IS IT! ===		== THIS IS IT! ==

	Well done, you now have a minimal RPi installation, the guideline stops here, anything past this point is just a matter of what the RPi will be used for.		Well done, you now have a minimal RPi installation, the guideline stops here, anything past this point is just a matter of what the RPi will be used for.

320x200: /* You do not have a screen */

2020-03-07T17:10:45Z

You do not have a screen

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	arp -na \| grep -i b8:27:eb # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (up to RPi3 included)		arp -na \| grep -i b8:27:eb # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (up to RPi3 included)
	arp -na \| grep -i dc:a6:32 # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (RPi4 and more)		arp -na \| grep -i dc:a6:32 # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (RPi4 and more)
			* ssh in RPi (passwd is raspberry)
			ssh pi@192.168.1.XXX
			* '''CHANGE PASSWORD THANKS'''
			passwd

	==== You have a screen and keyboard ====		==== You have a screen and keyboard ====

320x200: /* You do not have a screen */

2020-03-07T17:08:31Z

You do not have a screen

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	* Figure out what is your RPi IP address (adjust mask to reflect own network), using one of these methods:		* Figure out what is your RPi IP address (adjust mask to reflect own network), using one of these methods:
	nmap -sP 192.168.1.1-255 # adjust network mask, the RPi's default name is raspberrypi		nmap -sP 192.168.1.1-255 # adjust network mask, the RPi's default name is raspberrypi
	arp -na \| grep -i b8:27:eb # ~~display current~~ arp entries, filter MAC ~~addres~~ of RPi vendor (up to RPi3 included)		arp -na \| grep -i b8:27:eb # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (up to RPi3 included)
	arp -na \| grep -i dc:a6:32 # ~~display current~~ arp entries, filter MAC ~~addres~~ of RPi vendor (RPi4 and more)		arp -na \| grep -i dc:a6:32 # list arp entries, filter MAC addresses of RPi vendor (RPi4 and more)

	==== You have a screen and keyboard ====		==== You have a screen and keyboard ====