User Guide

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Exploring the Settings in Raspi-config
The table below summarizes the options available from the main
menu in raspi-config:
Selecting Advanced Options from the menu takes you to
another menu:
Menu Option Description
Expand Filesystem Make the full capacity of the SD card available to
the operating system – if it is not already.
Change User
Password
Change the password for the default user (pi).
Enable Boot to
Desktop/Scratch
Raspbian can automatically load different
applications when it starts. This setting changes
that.
Internationalisation
Options
Configure language, keyboard and culture
settings (such as date format and time zone).
Enable Camera If you have a Raspberry Pi Camera module, you
need to enable it using this menu option.
Add to Rastrack Rastrack (rastrack.co.uk) shows the location of
Raspberry Pi devices around the world. Use this
option to add your Pi to the map.
Overclock Overclocking your Pi makes it run faster than the
manufacturer designed it to. However, this can
also cause the system to overheat or become less
stable.
Advanced Options See below.
About ‘raspi-config’ Display information about the raspi-config tool.
Menu Option Description
Overscan The display in many older televisions is slightly
larger than the visible area. If your Pi’s display runs
off the edge of the screen, you can enable black
borders (overscan) to ensure that you can see all
of the picture.