Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Installing Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi
There are many distributions that can run on the Pi. Some are specific real-time
operating systems like RISC OS, or mainstream operating systems such as Google's
Android. Also, the Raspberry foundation has an image called New Out Of Box
Software (NOOBS) that contains four different distributions: Raspbian, PiDora,
and two flavors of XBMC.
In this topic, we will be using Raspbian. It is supported by the foundation, has the
best compatibility, and is easy to use. Raspbian is based on Debian, and it is similar
to many other Linux operating systems.
The following steps will show you how to install Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi:
1.
For Windows and Macintosh users, it is recommended by the Raspberry Pi
foundation to use the SD Formatter from
http://www.sdcard.com
.
For Windows, perform the following steps:
1.
Install the SD card formatting tool.
2.
In the
Option
menu, set the
Format size adjustment
option to
ON
.
3.
Make sure that you select the correct SD card.
4.
Click on the
Format
button.
For Macintosh, perform the following steps:
1.
Install the SD card formatting tool.
2.
Select
Overwrite Format
.
3.
Make sure that you select the correct SD card.
4.
Click on the
Format
button.
For Linux, perform the following steps:
1.
It is recommended to use the GParted or Parted tool in Linux.
2.
Format the entire disk as FAT.
2. You should download the latest NOOBS archive from
http://www.raspbian.org/
.
3. Unzip the archive.
4. Copy the extracted files on to the formatted SD card.
5.
Insert the SD card into the Pi, plug in your HDMI or other video cable with a
compatible keyboard, and power it up.
