Part 1. Initial Setup

Step 8: Select Raspbian

The first screen you will see when the Pi first turns boots up from the CanaKit MicroSD card will prompt you to select which operating system to install. Select Raspbian (RECOMMENDED) from the top of the list. This will begin a 10-15 minute installation of Raspbian.

Step 9: Set Keyboard Layout

At the bottom of the installation progress screen, you can select the language and keyboard layout. Choose English (USA) for the language and US for the keyboard. If you leave this setting at its default, English (UK), you will find several keys on the keyboard switched (such as the @ and “ keys).

Step 10: Starting the GUI

Once your Pi has completed the Raspbian installation, it will boot to a command prompt. By default, the administrator username is pi and the password is raspberry. If prompted, enter the username/password. Once at a command prompt, type startx and hit enter to start the GUI.

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