Pi Zero W: Installation and Setup

First, let's download an OS, I chose a basic one because I don't need lots of apps but I don't want to dive into a complex install immediately.

You'll need a micro SD card for the OS image. This is all in Linux by the way.

1. Downloaded 2023-05-03-raspios-bullseye-armhf.img.xz from raspberrypi.com
2. In a terminal, unxz 2023-05-03-raspios-bullseye-armhf.img.xz to extract; we now have a 32 bit OS

Install Raspberry Pi Imager from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/

1. sudo apt install ./imager_amd64.deb
2. rpi-imager &
3. Choose image file
4. Choose SD card (insert your card)
5. Write

Now to test the Pi:

1. Eject the micro SD card and put it in the Pi; power up
2. Join WiFi
3. sudo apt-get update
4. sudo apt-get upgrade

I found that if you decide to join a different WiFi network later then you might use raspi-config to add it but that doesn't delete your original WiFi settings. You will have to remove the first network from /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.

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