Raspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi OS

The recommended Raspberry Pi OS version is:

To install this to your Raspberry Pi, you need the following things:

• SD card reader.
• A laptop (windows/MacOSLinux).

Steps to install Raspberry OS:

• remove the SD card on your Raspberry Pi and read it on your laptop using the SD card reader.

• Install Raspberry Pi Imager.

  • Mac: https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest.dmg
  • Windows: https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest.exe
  • Linux: https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest_amd64.deb

• Open the Raspberry Pi Imager:

• Choose OS:

  
  • Select Raspberry Pi OS (other):
  
  • Scroll down and select the recommended version.

• Choose Storage.

  • Choose your inserted SD card.
  • Write.

• After the writing process is finished, insert the SD card with the new OS version into your Raspberry Pi and turn it on.

• Done.

Connect to a Raspberry Pi

During the first boot, there are some initial configurations necessary, which will be easier to do if you connect the Raspberry Pi device to a physical screen, mouse, and keyboard. Please checkout this official guide for more details. After that you will be able to connect to it remotely (preferably under the same local network). Please check out How to connect to a Raspberry Pi remotely and VS Code ssh to Raspberry Pi in our wiki to learn how to do this!