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Raspberry Pi Imager is an an operating system installer, available for Windows, macOS, Ubuntu for x86, and Raspberry Pi OS.

Select an operating system from the available options, Raspberry Pi Imager reads the relevant file directly from the website and writes it straight to the SD card.

During this process, Raspberry Pi Imager also caches the downloaded operating system image – that is to say, it saves a local copy on your computer, so you can program additional SD cards without having to download the file again.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-imager-imaging-utility/ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-imager-update-to-v1-6/

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Raspberry Pi Imager shows blank window on storage

If I click "storage" while using the Raspberry Pi Imager, I only get a blank Window Selecting the OS works fine. The sd card is connected to my pc and recognized Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/mmcblk0p1 …
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Pi Imager 1.8.5 working differently - WPA supplicant not running?

About a month ago I reinstalled an RPi 4B with Ubuntu server 24.04.1 LTS. Today I did the exact same thing with a Zero 2 W. I used the customizing feature of the Pi Imager with the same settings. I just double checked, both boxes are Ubuntu server…
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How to install Raspberry Pi OS without using Imager?

How can you install Raspberry Pi OS without previously installing Imager? (In either Linux or macOS using the command line ideally, without installing additional tools.) I searched a bit online but I didn't find it. I guess the question has already…
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SSH connection to Raspberry PI Zero W with modern Raspberry OS imager

I'd like to connect via ssh over usb from a linux laptop to a Raspberry Pi Zero W 1.1. I looked up several tutorials and followed them to the best of my ability but they seem to be outdated, as they mention the old OS name (Raspbian) and ignore the…
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Raspberry Pi Imager for Standard User

I am helping design a lab at school where the students of the class will image their own Raspberry Pis. Right now there are only 20 students in the pilot class, but I will soon need to scale this to ~120 students across several sections. The…
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RPI-Imager Unable to Download OS List

I've downloaded the Raspberry Pi Imager for Ubuntu and attempted to run it with rpi-imager. This gives the folllowing output: qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSL_get1_peer_certificate qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve…
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Raspberry Pi Imager can't use Ubuntu Server Image

With the Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi Imager, Ubuntu Server 64bit 23.04, for writing the SD card image, I tried the following Imager options: At Image Customization Options Tried: No configuration at all Set Hostname: host Set username and…
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How to run raspberry pi imager in old windows computer without OpenGL 2.0 or with ANGLE Open GL ES?

After installing Imager, it is failed to start showing the above error message. I have failed to find "ANGLE Open GL ES 2.0 emulation libraries" mentioned in the error message. My spec: windows 7, core 2 duo, gigabyte g31m es2c main board, no…
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What am I missing in regards to "Raspberry Pi Imager"?

Today, I went to my bookmark for Raspberry Pi OS to see if there were any new updates. There were. The horribly-named "NOOBS" installation utility had been renamed into the much less insulting "Raspberry Pi Imager", and I got very excited since it…
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Does the Raspberry Pi Imager download the latest OS when flashing?

I am surprised to find that an apt update/upgrade does so many updates on a new install. I am seeing pages and pages of updates, over 1000 lines, taking more than half an hour. I installed the Raspberry Pi OS using the Raspberry Pi Imager…
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Make a custom image of my setup for easier future installs?

Long story short, I've had issues with my Pi in the past where I've had to do a fresh install on several occasions, which is rather annoying because it's long enough between crashes where I forget what I need to do and have to run the same Google…
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How can I use version control with my disk images?

Like perhaps many newbies to Raspberry Pi, I'm experimenting with the various OS options and how to customize the OS to my preferences. Every time I copy an OS to one of my Micro SD cards, I perform a few tasks manually: Perform GUI and CLI…
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Is it possible to transfer a microSD with Ubuntu OS image to different Pi models?

My Raspberry Pi 3B seems to be slow and hangs when I try to install packages, however, I still want to use it due to its low power usage compared to newer Pi's. I just wanted to know if I can use a more powerful Pi, like the Raspberry Pi 5 or even…
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Installing VNC into Ubuntu Server Raspberry Pi breaks ssh pipe and prevents reboot. What is happening?

First time setting up a Pi. Only have basic familiarity with linux and operating systems. Right now I am doing the setup entirely with an ssd card and SSH. So if something prevents me from SSHing into the device I consider it "bricked" and start…
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Can I force RPi Imager to use only a partition of a SD card?

I'd like to limit the amount of space used in the SD card because after flashing the RPi I will migrate the boot to an SDD, and the SDD has limited space - so I need to restrict the amount that will be cloned later. However, although I have created…
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