Introduction to raspi-config tool

raspi-config is a pre-installed configuration tool in Raspberry Pi OS;

raspi-config provides a simple and convenient command line interface to manage the configuration of the Raspberry Pi system, allowing users to easily customize and optimize their system settings.

If you are using a Raspberry Pi desktop system, you can configure the Raspberry Pi system directly in the applications menu in the upper left corner of the desktop!

Open

To open the raspi-config tool, you need to run the following command in the terminal:

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sudo raspi-config

Options list

Since versions of the raspi-config tool are constantly being updated, the following list of options may not be exactly the same.

System options

• Wireless LAN

Set wireless LAN SSID and password.

• Audio

Specify the audio output destination.

• password

Change the "default" user password.

• CPU name

Set the visible name of this Raspberry Pi on the network.

• Start/auto login

Choose whether to boot to the console or desktop, and whether a login is required.

• Initial screen

Enable or disable the content displayed at startup. You can turn this feature on/off to observe the Raspberry Pi startup screen.

• Power Indicator

Raspberry Pi 5 currently does not support changing power indicator options.

• Browser

Set default browser options.

Show options

• Screen pause

Enable or disable screen snooze.

• VNC Resolution

The resolution of the remote display when there is no monitor.

• Compound

Set the video output to pass through the composite video output port.

Interface options

• SSH

Enable/disable SSH, which is remote command line access to the Raspberry Pi.

• VNC

Enable/disable WayVNC or RealVNC virtual network computing server.

• SPI

Enable/disable automatic loading of SPI interface and SPI kernel modules.

• I2C

Enable/disable automatic loading of I2C interface and I2C kernel modules.

• Serial port

Enable/disable shell and kernel messages on serial connections.

• 1-Wire

Enable/disable the Dallas 1-wire interface. This is typically used for the DS18B20 temperature sensor.

• Remote GPIO

Enable or disable remote access to GPIO pins.

Performance options

• Overwrite file system

Enable or disable read-only file systems.

• USB current

Set the current output of the USB interface.

Localization options

• area

select area.

• Time zone

Select your local time zone.

• Keyboard

Choose a keyboard layout.

• WLAN Country

Set the country for your wireless network.

advanced options

• Expand file system

Extend SD card partition.

• Network interface name

Enable or disable predictable network interface names.

• Network proxy settings

Configure proxy settings for your network.

• Startup sequence

Choose SD card, USB or network boot.

• Bootloader version

Latest boot ROM software; revert to factory defaults if latest version causes issues.

• Wayland

Use this option to switch between X11 and Wayland backends.

• Audio configuration

Use this option to switch between the PulseAudio and PipeWire audio backends.

Update

Update this tool to the latest version.

About raspi-config

The above is an introduction to the options involved in the raspi-config tool!