Chapter 6
The Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool
THE RASPBERRY PI is designed to be as controllable as possible, through the editing of configuration files found in the /boot and /etc directories on the SD card. For beginners, these files can seem dauntingly complex—although, with a little time, they soon give up their secrets—but without them, some of the more advanced features of the Pi are unavailable.
The Raspberry Pi Configuration tool is designed to solve this problem. Offering access to the majority of common configuration tasks through a simple menu-based interface, the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool makes it easy for newcomers to adjust system performance, change the memory split, alter overscan settings, or simply change the keyboard layout.
At the time of writing, the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool is exclusive to the Raspbian Linux distribution. Work is in progress to bring the tool’s functionality to other operating systems, but for now it is recommended that beginners stick with the well-supported Raspbian distribution to take advantage of this most useful of configuration tools.
Running the Tool
There are two ways to run the Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool: from the desktop, ...
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