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title: 'Raspberry Pi Setup'
url: 'https://jeepmonkey.com/blog/raspberry-pi-setup'
markdown: 'https://jeepmonkey.com/blog/raspberry-pi-setup.md'
date: '2013-05-02'
description: 'Install and configure Raspbian Download image from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Copy over image to the SD Card sudo dd bs=1m if=/Users/alisterjupp/Downloads/2013-02-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/rdisk5 Extend OS to full size of SD Card via raspi-config at first boot Set static ip sudo nano…'
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# Raspberry Pi Setup

## [Raspberry Pi Setup](https://jeepmonkey.com/blog/raspberry-pi-setup)

    2nd May 2013   [linux](https://jeepmonkey.com/tag:linux#body-wrapper) [raspberry pi](https://jeepmonkey.com/tag:raspberry%20pi#body-wrapper)  

## Install and configure Raspbian

Download image from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

Copy over image to the SD Card `sudo dd bs=1m if=/Users/alisterjupp/Downloads/2013-02-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/rdisk5`

Extend OS to full size of SD Card via raspi-config at first boot

Set static ip `sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces`Change the line that reads

`iface eth0 inet dhcp`

to

`iface eth0 inet static`

with info below following;

`address 192.168.0.111netmask 255.255.255.0network 192.168.0.0broadcast 192.168.0.255gateway 192.168.0.1`

### update repo lists and upgrade

`sudo apt-get update`

sudo apt-get upgrade -y

## Set to local time

`sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Perth /etc/localtime`

## Install Git

sudo apt-get install git-core

## Install WiringPi (http://wiringpi.com/)

**Get/setup repo:** git clone

cd WiringPi2-Python

**Build & install with:** sudo python setup.py install

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