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  • Will a 'Lite' installation provide a console display?

    From Chris Green@cl@isbd.net to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 18 15:23:53 2026
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    I have a Pi Zero 2W with a 'lite' image installed. If I connect a
    keyboard and display will I get a basic console diplay?
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    Chris Green
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  • From The Nomad@nomad@the.desert.invalid to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 18 15:41:19 2026
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    On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:23:53 +0000, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:

    I have a Pi Zero 2W with a 'lite' image installed. If I connect a
    keyboard and display will I get a basic console diplay?

    Yes, just no GUI desktop - CLI all the way

    Avpx
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 18 15:47:02 2026
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    On 18/03/2026 15:23, Chris Green wrote:
    I have a Pi Zero 2W with a 'lite' image installed. If I connect a
    keyboard and display will I get a basic console diplay?

    Yes
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  • From Chris Green@cl@isbd.net to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 18 15:47:08 2026
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    Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
    I have a Pi Zero 2W with a 'lite' image installed. If I connect a
    keyboard and display will I get a basic console diplay?

    Yes! I just tried it and (as noted in the WiFi thread) it sits
    diplaying an error message because of a bad SD card.

    Presumably, with a good card, it will complete boot and allow me to
    talk to it from a keyboard.
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 18 20:05:24 2026
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    On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:47:08 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

    Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:

    If I connect a keyboard and display will I get a basic console
    diplay?

    Yes!

    Text consoles are a feature built into the Linux kernel itself, not
    some additional userland package like a GUI.
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