234 THE OFFICIAL RASPBERRY PI BEGINNER'S GUIDE
T
he Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool is a powerful package for adjusting numerous
settings on your Raspberry Pi, from the interfaces available to programs to controlling
it over a network. It can be a little daunting to newcomers, though, so this appendix will
walk you through each of the settings in turn and explain their purposes.
You can load the Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool from the raspberry icon menu, under the
Preferences category. It can also be run from the command-line interface or Terminal using
the command raspi-config. The layouts of the command-line version and the graphical
version are different, with options appearing in different categories, depending on which
version you use; this appendix is based on the graphical version.The Raspberry Pi
Configuration Tool
Appendix E
WARNING!
Unless you know you need a particular setting changed, it’s best to leave the Raspberry Pi
Configuration Tool alone. If you’re adding new hardware to your Raspberry Pi, such as an audio
HAT or a Camera Module, the instructions will tell you which setting to change; otherwise, the
default settings should generally be left alone.