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2.7 Common Tasks
In this section, you can find instructions for some of most
common tasks that people perform after installing Raspbian.
These instructions continue into the next section, 2.8 Network
Connections and Remote Access on page40.
Restarting and Shutting Down the Raspberry Pi
To restart the Pi:
1. Click the Raspbian Menu button and then click
Shutdown...
2. Click Reboot, and then click OK.
To shut down the Pi from the desktop:
1. Click the Raspbian Menu button and then click
Shutdown...
2. Click Shutdown, and then click OK.
To shut down the Pi from the command line:
• Type the following command and then press Enter:
sudo shutdown -h now
Configuring the TV Service
If you connect your Pi to a television using an HDMI cable,
Raspbian automatically selects a screen size that it decides will
be the best for your setup. However, this is not always the
highest resolution.
The configuration setting that controls how Raspbian selects the
screen size is in the file /boot/config.txt and you can adjust this
setting with a text editor:
1. On the Application Launcher, click LXTerminal.
2. Type the following command and then press Enter:
tvservice -d edid