Starting Your Pi Desktop; Software Installation - Element14 DIY Pi Desktop User Manual

Starting your Pi Desktop

2.4
1) Connect your Raspberry Pi Desktop to an HDMI monitor using an HDMI cable.
2) Connect a USB keyboard and a mouse to the Pi Desktop USB ports.
3) Connect a USB power supply (recommended 5V@2.5A) to the micro USB power
port marked with PWR. Then turn the supply ON.
4) Press the power button on the Pi Desktop and wait for the system to boot.

Software Installation

2.5
To enable the power control, RTC, and the SSD/USB boot feature, a software package
will need to be installed. To do so, follow the instructions below:
1) Connect your Pi Desktop to the internet using an Ethernet or WiFi network.
2) Open your browser and go to www.element14.com/PiDesktop. Located under the
download section is a file named "pidesktop.deb". Download this file.
3) Open a terminal window and go to the directory with your downloaded file
"pidesktop.deb".
4) Install the package typing in the following command into the terminal window:
$ sudo dpkg –i pidesktop.deb
Press enter to execute the command.
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