Learning raspbian : get up and running with Raspbian and make the most out of your Raspberry Pi /

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Author / Creator:Harrington, William, author.
Imprint:Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:Community Experience Distilled
Community experience distilled.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11907332
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Other authors / contributors:Harrington, William, cover designer.
ISBN:9781784390181
1784390186
1784392197
9781784392192
Notes:Includes index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 16, 2015).
Summary:This book is intended for developers who have worked with the Raspberry Pi and who want to learn how to make the most of the Raspbian operating system and their Raspberry Pi. Whether you are a beginner to the Raspberry Pi or a seasoned expert, this book will make you familiar with the Raspbian operating system and teach you how to get your Raspberry Pi up and running.
Other form:Print version: Harrington, William. Learning raspbian : get up and running with Raspbian and make the most out of your Raspberry Pi. Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd, ©2015 v, 136 pages Community experience distilled. 9781784392192
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Raspberry Pi and Raspbian; The Raspberry Pi; The Raspberry Pi Foundation; History of the Raspberry Pi; The Raspberry Pi hardware; Graphic capabilities; Raspberry Pi model; Accessories; Raspbian; Debian; Open source software; Raspbian components; Raspberry Pi bootloader; The Linux kernel; Daemons; The shell; Shell utilities; X.org graphical server; The desktop environment; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Started with Raspbian; SD card specifications; Downloading Raspbian
  • Imaging Raspbian onto your SD cardWriting the image using Windows; Writing the image using Mac; Writing the image using Linux; Summary; Chapter 3: Starting Raspbian; Raspberry Pi Model A and Raspberry Pi Model B; Raspberry Pi A+; Raspberry Pi B+; Plugging in your Raspberry Pi; Power supply; Monitor; Keyboard and mouse; SD card; Network connection; Booting your Raspberry Pi for the first time; The bootloader; The Linux kernel; The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool; Setting up the Raspberry Pi; Resizing the root filesystem of your Raspberry Pi
  • Changing the default password for the Raspberry PiEnable Boot to Desktop/Scratch; Internationalisation Options; Adding your locale; Selecting your time zone; Changing your keyboard; Enabling the Raspberry Pi camera; Adding to Rastrack; Enabling SSH; Finishing up; Common problems; Summary; Chapter 4: The Raspbian Desktop; The Raspbian desktop; The Raspbian filesystem; A tour of the Raspbian desktop; The desktop; The bottom panel; The main menu; Panel items; Virtual desktops; Network management with Raspbian; Connecting your Raspberry Pi to an Ethernet network
  • Connecting your Raspberry Pi to a Wi-Fi networkConnecting your Wi-Fi dongle to your Raspberry Pi; Connecting to a wireless network; Customizing your Raspbian desktop; Changing your display resolution; Customizing the look and feel of your desktop; Openbox Configuration Manager; Changing the default background picture; Customizing your panels; Adding a new panel; Adding and removing panel items; Preinstalled software; Web browsers; Epiphany; Dillo; Netsurf; LXTerminal; Sonic Pi; Debian Reference; Integrated Development Environment; Scratch; Minecraft Pi; Pi Store; Mathematica
  • Other software included with RaspbianFile management in Xfce; Summary; Chapter 5: Installing Software on Raspbian; Package management in Linux; Methods of installing software; dpkg; APT; The main archive; The contrib archive; The non-free archive; Package verification; Using the console; apt-get update; apt-get install; apt-get remove; Searching for packages; Synaptic GUI Package Manager; Searching and installing packages in Synaptic; Uninstalling packages using Synaptic; The Pi Store; Installing software from source; Installing updates; Installing updates using apt-get