Prepping the pi

So you got the shiny Pi, few things to do first after installing Raspberry Pi OS

Adjust screen for wide or vertical screens

Resolution fix 
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Click the Raspberry Pi icon in the top left corner of your desktop, navigate to "Preferences" and then select "Screen Configuration."
Right Click on HDMU >Resolution -> select 1920X1080

and update the world

sudo apt update 
apt list --upgradable
sudo apt -y full-upgrade --allow-downgrades
sudo rpi-eeprom-update -a

Enable SSH

sudo raspi-config
Interface Options > SSH > Yes

Enable VNC on pi5 , if using Mac to connect use Tiger Vnc Viewer or Real VNC viewer

sudo raspi-config
Interface Options > VNC > Yes

Check webcam connected over USB is detected

$sudo apt install fswebcam
$fswebcam -r 1280x720 --no-banner myimage.jpg

Create a update script update.sh

#!/bin/bash

sudo apt update 
apt list --upgradable
sudo apt -y full-upgrade --allow-downgrades

Place the update.sh in /etc/cron.daily

chmod +x update.sh

create post login overview in .bashrc file append at last

screenfetch

this will generate a nice post login stats

Linux pi5.local 6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.6.74-1+rpt1 (2025-01-27) aarch64

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Tue Mar 11 20:07:19 2025 from 192.168.1.14
         _,met$$$$$gg.           pi5@pi5.local
      ,g$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P.        OS: Debian 12 bookworm
    ,g$$P""       """Y$$.".      Kernel: aarch64 Linux 6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712
   ,$$P'              `$$$.      Uptime: 1h 8m
  ',$$P       ,ggs.     `$$b:    Packages: 1672
  `d$$'     ,$P"'   .    $$$     Shell: bash 5.2.15
   $$P      d$'     ,    $$P     Disk: 8.2G / 33G (27%)
   $$:      $$.   -    ,d$$'     CPU: ARM Cortex-A76 @ 4x 2.4GHz
   $$\;      Y$b._   _,d$P'      GPU: 
   Y$$.    `.`"Y$$$$P"'          RAM: 1012MiB / 8060MiB
   `$$b      "-.__              
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       `$$b.                    
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                `""""           

pi5@pi5:~ $

Install some tools

sudo apt install gparted btop screenfetch

and pi Kiss

curl -sSL https://git.io/JfAPE | bash