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If you are only going to use the Pi in headless mode, you will select this next configuration. In '''Boot Options''', ''Desktop / CLI'', select '''Console Autologin'''. On your actual Pi, instead of showing the desktop as default, you will see the splash screen (unless in another option you turn it off) that says "Welcome to the Raspberry Pi Desktop - Powered by Raspbian" and a terminal prompt where you can enter commands. Alternatively, in boot options, select another option depending on what you want to do when you have a keyboard and monitor (or TV) connected to your Pi. | If you are only going to use the Pi in headless mode, you will select this next '''configuration'''. In '''Boot Options''', ''Desktop / CLI'', select '''Console Autologin'''. On your actual Pi, instead of showing the desktop as default, you will see the splash screen (unless in another option you turn it off) that says "Welcome to the Raspberry Pi Desktop - Powered by Raspbian" and a terminal prompt where you can enter commands. Alternatively, in boot options, select another option depending on what you want to do when you have a keyboard and monitor (or TV) connected to your Pi. | ||
The default locale for a Pi is normally '''en_GB.UTF-8'''. Within the configuration option, you can add additional locales (in most cases there is a UTF-8 option which is preferred and at least one other encoding), there are also a number of special alternative locales, but I am not going to explain all the options, look it up if the default locale is not acceptable. | The default '''locale''' for a Pi is normally '''en_GB.UTF-8'''. Within the configuration option, you can add additional locales (in most cases there is a UTF-8 option which is preferred and at least one other encoding), there are also a number of special alternative locales, but I am not going to explain all the options, look it up if the default locale is not acceptable. | ||
*Whatever locale you use, if you have already been using Cumulus (1 or MX), you need to ensure the locale matches the one used for your log files. The versions of MX released from the middle of 2020 onwards are very fussy that all dates use the same delimiter (see [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions]]), so you need to check the chosen locale continues to use the same date separator as before. The locale is affected by the version of Mono you install and whether you use the locale parameter when starting MX, so I cannot cover all options. | |||
*Anyway, the default locale is fine if you are in the UK, you use decimal points for real numbers, you use commas for list separators, and you don't have dates with month first! | |||
*To change the locale, enter '''Localisation Options'''. Note that there is also a Wi-Fi network country which must be set, but as that has already been set by the '''wpa-supplicant.con'''f file added to micro-SD card earlier, it is listed here in the recommended section. | |||
In the same option area, there are '''some more options''': | |||
# Change Time-zone, by default UTC is used all year round. In the UK if your Cumulus is set to roll over at 10am in summer, you will wish to change the time-zone to UK time. | # Change Time-zone, by default UTC is used all year round. In the UK if your Cumulus is set to roll over at 10am in summer, you will wish to change the time-zone to UK time. | ||
# Change Keyboard Layout if needed, keyboards can support different numbers of characters, and can have different currency symbols, so select whatever is relevant to you | # Change Keyboard Layout if needed, keyboards can support different numbers of characters, and can have different currency symbols, so select whatever is relevant to you | ||