Raspberry Pi: Install the operating system - how it works

There are only a few steps required to install an operating system on your Raspberry Pi. Read in this practical tip how to do this.

Raspberry Pi: How to install an operating system

First, download Raspbian, the official operating system for the Raspberry Pi, from the official website.
Connect the keyboard and display to the Raspberry Pi during the download, but do not yet connect it to the mains.
After a successful download, unzip the ZIP file and drag the IMG file to a memory card that you have connected to the PC.
As soon as the copying process is complete, insert the memory card into the slot on the Raspberry Pi. You can then connect it to the mains.
The first thing you need to do is expand the file system. Simply press the [Enter] key. After you see the success message, confirm again with [Enter].
In the next step, navigate to the fourth entry and then select "Change locale" to change the time zone and the language.
Use the space bar to mark the entries "de_DE ISO-8859-1", "de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8" and " ISO-8859-15. Use" Tab "to jump back and then press Confirm [Enter].
In the next step, use the arrow keys to mark the entry "de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8" and then press the [Enter] key again.

Wait a moment and then select "Change Timezone". There choose "Europe"> "Berlin".
Now you have to change the keyboard layout by choosing "Change Keyboard Layout".
Select the keyboard that corresponds to yours here. However, if you are unsure, you should not change this setting.
Alternatively, you can select "German" under "Other" so that you can use the German keyboard. Confirm the next two steps with [Enter].
In the main menu, navigate to "Advanced Options" and then "Hostname". Here you give the Raspberry Pi a name that appears on the network.
Then you can go from the main menu to "Advanced Options"> "Memory Split". Set 32 MB RAM there.
Back in the main menu, press the [Tab] key twice and then go to "Finish". Then press the [Enter] key twice to restart the Raspberry Pi.
After a successful restart, log on to the system with user "Raspberry" and password "pi". With "passwd" you can change the password first. Finally, use "apt-get update" to search for available updates and install them.

The most important commands of the Raspberry Pi can be found in the next practical tip.