Raspberry Pi First Time
System Updates
Updated all packages
sudo apt update
Upgraded all packages with
sudo apt upgrade
Changed resolution from 640×480 to 1280×720 now that resolution options show up in start → preferences → raspberry pi configuration → change resolution
Configuring Raspberry Pi to be able to boot from a usb stick
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/msd.md
enabled raspberry pi 3 running raspbian to boot from a usb stick (that will hold kali linux)
echo program_usb_boot_mode=1 | sudo tee -a /boot/config.txt vcgencmd otp_dump | grep 17:
confirmed 17:3020000a is the output, so that means booting from usb is enabled.
Installing Cool Retro Terminal on Raspbian
cool-retro-term installation:
increase swap file size to 1 gig https://www.bitpi.co/2015/02/11/how-to-change-raspberry-pis-swapfile-size-on-rasbian/
then https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41338868/trying-to-run-cool-retro-term-on-raspberry-pi-retropie-debian-jessie
However, it runs too slowly (maxes cpu)