From 4ed59c7a3e5d224c6969de4306dc15b0a62ce100 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Kwan <akwan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:40:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update PiKVM as part of first steps (#642)

---
 docs/first_steps.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/first_steps.md b/docs/first_steps.md
index ed88f391..eb5ade37 100644
--- a/docs/first_steps.md
+++ b/docs/first_steps.md
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ For future examples, let's assume that your PiKVM has received the address **192
 
     **The default `root` password is `root`.**
 
+??? example "Update PiKVM software"
+    The images used to flash the SD card are almost always some amount of versions behind. Do yourself a favor and update to the latest version after installation that will most likely have fixes to common issues. From an SSH connection, or right in the web terminal, run:
+    
+    ```
+    # rw
+    # pacman -Syu
+    # reboot
+    ```
+
 ??? danger "✮ ✮ ✮ CHANGE THE PASSWORDS! ✮ ✮ ✮"
     PiKVM comes with the following default passwords: