To configure the system to not boot from a ram-drive click on the:
System --> administration menu --> restart in RW mode

After a restart, open your home folder and click to run the script in: 
~/APPS/update_OS_with_apt.sh

This also temporarily makes /boot writable before the apt update, and ensures you are not
still running on the ram-drive (this will be an icon in the next release).

Note, the system will remain in RW (writable) mode until you reboot, and all changes will persist after a reboot.

After the pi firmware updates (as of Oct11, 2018), you may need to tweak your audio