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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: raspi-config

Performance Options

raspi-config

  • P2 Overlay File System – enable the overlay file system. Most users should not enable this option but it might be helpful for specialist use cases such as a kiosk, or industrial controller. There’s also an option to write-protect the boot partition.
  • P4 USB Current – Increase the current supplied to the USB ports.

Next page: Page 6 – Localisation Options

Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction
Page 2 – System Options
Page 3 – Display Options
Page 4 – Interface Options
Page 5 – Performance Options
Page 6 – Localisation Options
Page 7 – Advanced Options


All articles in this series:

Raspberry Pi 5 Series
Hardware
iRasptek Starter KitAll the kit you need to get started with the Pi 5
Pironman 5 Case ReviewTransform the Pi 5 into a beautiful desktop mini PC
Passive Cooling the Pi 5Passively cool your Pi 5 the right way. Silent yet cool
BenchmarkingBenchmarking the Pi 5 against an Intel N100 mini PC
OverclockingLet's increase the clock speed of the BCM2712 SoC
Power ConsumptionCompare the power consumption of the Pi 5 with Intel Mini PCs
2.5Gbps NetworkingImproving the wired performance of the Pi 5
WiFiImprove WiFi performance of the Pi 5
Desktop PCIs the Pi 5 good value compared to an Intel N100 Mini PC?
Configuration
raspi-configUseful text-based tool to configure the Pi 5
PiGroGUI tool that streamlines the process of managing the Pi 5
Increase Swap Memory SizeIncrease the swap size from 512MB to 2GB
ZRAM swapdriveSimple script to use a ZRAM swapdrive instead of a swapfile
Software
Installing SoftwareDifferent ways to install software on the Pi 5
df snap pollutionReplace df with dysk
Ollama GUIRunning Large Language Models on the Pi 5
Music PlayersGUI and TUI music players explored
Many software articles are planned. Stay tuned!
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