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Perform a minimal install on your Raspberry PI

Do you plan on running your Raspberry PI as a server? Perhaps you prefer to skip the Pixel desktop environment installation and install a different desktop environment instead? In these cases it makes sense to start with a minimal install of the Raspberry PI operating system. This way you start with a clean slate, which you can afterwards custom tailor to your needs. This article shows you step-by-step how to install the Lite edition, so a minimal Raspberry PI operating system.

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