Tag Archives: Raspberry Pi 4
How to Run GUI Programs on Startup on Raspberry Pi
Create a new .desktop file in autostart directory: For running a python script on startup, type and save this into the file:
How to Solve “add-apt-repository: command not found” Problem
The add-apt-repository command is part of package software-properties-common so we need to install this package:
How to Install Ubuntu Desktop Components (and to check if you have them)
When you install Ubuntu with Raspberry PI Imager, the installed image doesn’t come with Ubuntu desktop components. You can check if your Ubuntu installation has them by this command: If you see the following, you don’t have them: You can install them by:
How to Remote-Desktop into Raspberry Pi with VNC
Enable VNC on Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi OS comes with a VNC server installed. To enable it: 1. Open configurations: 2. Select Interfacing Options, 3. Select VNC, 4. Confirm enabling VNC, click OK, click Finish. Connect with VNC Viewer Download and install VNC Viewer and follow the instructions. It is free for personal use.
How to Enable WiFi If You Get “Wi-Fi is currently blocked by rfkill.” Message on Boot.
I have set up a Raspberry Pi 4 without a monitor using this guide, but it wasn’t connecting to my wifi. When I connected it with ethernet and ssh’d into into it I saw this message on boot: “Wi-Fi is currently blocked by rfkill.”. Apparently, rfkill is a “tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices”….