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Collecting some things I should remember when configuring Raspberry Pis
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Pi Hints

Can't connect to archive.raspberrypi.org or similar?

Are you using ipv6? If so, you might need to force apt to use ipv4, e.g. sudo apt-get -o Acquire::ForceIPv4=true update. The -o Acquire::ForceIPv4=true config will force ipv4.

You can configure apt to do this without the need to add the option each time. Simply place that option in a config file: echo 'Acquire::ForceIPv4 "true";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99force-ipv4. That will create a conf file to change Apt settings.

I think I used https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-force-apt-package-manager-to-use-ipv4-in-ubuntu-16-04/ as inspiration.

Make sure your pi is accessible via hostname.local addresses

Following https://www.howtogeek.com/167190/how-and-why-to-assign-the-.local-domain-to-your-raspberry-pi/.

Essentially, sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon. Make sure the Pi has an mDNS broadcaster installed.

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