216 THE OFFICIAL RASPBERRY PI BEGINNER'S GUIDE
R
aspbian for the Raspberry Pi comes with a selection of popular software packages,
hand-picked by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, but these are not the only packages
that will work on the Pi. Using the following instructions, you can browse additional
software, install it, and uninstall it again – expanding the capabilities of your Pi.
The instructions in this appendix are on top of those in Chapter 3, Using your Raspberry Pi,
which explains how to use the Recommended Software tool; if you haven’t read that already,
do so before using the methods described in this appendix.Installing and
uninstalling
software
Appendix B
CARD CAPACITY
Adding more software to your Raspberry Pi will take up space
on your microSD card. If using a smaller microSD, of around 8GB
or less, you can very quickly run out of storage; a 16GB or larger
microSD card will let you install more software.