You will be prompted to confirm installation by typing Y. From the Pi's terminal type sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install tightvncserver. You can also try installing a VNC server program via SSH on Windows but I can't guarantee that it will work (I'm not sure how internet sharing works in Windows). If you are using a MAC and don't have an external monitor/keyboard/mouse handy, you can wait to set this up after you've established an SSH connection to the Pi. You can verify the setting by typing raspi-config into terminal and navigating to ssh > enable This is the default out of the box setting. Click Continue and go ahead with the rest of the installation. Deselect VNC Server, because you only want VNC Viewer. During the setup you'll be offered a choice of the type of installation. RealVNC is known to work with the Raspberry Pi VNC server, it can be downloaded from.

Windows, MAC, and Linux machines will all require a VNC viewer program.

If you're using a Windows machine, you'll have to download PuTTY from.

Note that the MacBook Pro will require a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter - USB to ethernet will only work on the MacBook Air.Ĭonnecting to the Raspberry Pi via SSH will require an SSH client application (ie. thunderbolt to ethernet or USB 2.0/3.0/C to ethernet). If your computer has an RJ45 ethernet port, all you need is an ethernet cable! Notebooks without this port will need an adapter (ie.

Ssh raspberry pi mac ethernet