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@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ If you're not using a keyboard, connect your Pine64 with an ethernet cable to yo
Both keyboard and ethernet users will continue on the same path here:
![First login screen](/screenshots/first-login.png)
At first boot, you will be prompted to log in with the default login (root) and password (1234), and then prompted to change your root password. When you set your root password, make it a good one and don't forget it! Anyone with root access to your computer will have access to everything on that computer, including the ability to make malicious changes.
Next, you will be prompted to create a new user account and password. This account will have [sudo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo) privileges, which is just as powerful (and dangerous) as root access, so you'll need another secure password. It is good practice to never login as root, so you'll be using this new user account for everything going forward.
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NOTE: If you are connected via SSH (running without a display or "headless"), you can also install [VNC Viewer](https://www.realvnc.com/) on your development computer, and [set up VNC (Virtual Network Computing) on your Pine64](https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=794), so you can connect virtually without having to deal with a separate keyboard/monitor/etc setup. This is something you may use many times in the future, so it's worth taking the time to set it up, even if you're currently using a dedicated keyboard and display for your Lollipop. [More information about VNC.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing)
![The view with VNC Viewer](/screenshots/vnc-viewer.png)
## Base Setup
It's good practice to run `sudo apt-get update` at the command line to make sure everything is up to date.