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Learning Raspbian

Learning Raspbian

By : Harrington
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Learning Raspbian

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Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. The Raspberry Pi and Raspbian
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1. The Raspberry Pi and Raspbian
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The Raspberry Pi
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History of the Raspberry Pi
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The Raspberry Pi hardware
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Raspbian
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Raspbian components
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Summary
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2. Getting Started with Raspbian
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2. Getting Started with Raspbian
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SD card specifications
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Downloading Raspbian
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Imaging Raspbian onto your SD card
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Summary
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3. Starting Raspbian
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3. Starting Raspbian
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Raspberry Pi Model A and Raspberry Pi Model B
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Raspberry Pi A+
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Raspberry Pi B+
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Plugging in your Raspberry Pi
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Booting your Raspberry Pi for the first time
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The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool
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Finishing up
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Common problems
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Summary
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4. An Introduction to the Raspbian Desktop
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4. An Introduction to the Raspbian Desktop
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The Raspbian desktop
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The Raspbian filesystem
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A tour of the Raspbian desktop
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Virtual desktops
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Network management with Raspbian
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Customizing your Raspbian desktop
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Preinstalled software
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File management in Xfce
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5. Installing Software on Raspbian
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5. Installing Software on Raspbian
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Package management in Linux
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Methods of installing software
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Using the console
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Synaptic GUI Package Manager
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The Pi Store
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Installing software from source
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Installing updates
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Other software that you can install
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6. The Console
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6. The Console
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Bash
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Launching the bash command interpreter
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Basic bash commands
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The autocompletion of commands
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Running commands as root
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Moving around the filesystem using bash
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Manipulating files
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Redirection in bash
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Environmental variables
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Basic scripting
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Text editors
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7. Other Linux Distributions Based on Raspbian
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7. Other Linux Distributions Based on Raspbian
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Raspbmc
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Volumio
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ThinBox
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PiPlay
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Torberry
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Kali
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A. References
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Chapter 1, The Raspberry Pi and Raspbian
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Chapter 2, Getting Started with Raspbian
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Chapter 4, An Introduction to the Raspbian Desktop
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Chapter 5, Installing Software on Raspbian
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Chapter 6, The Console
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Chapter 7, Other Linux Distributions Based on Raspbian
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Index
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Index

Raspberry Pi A+

Raspberry Pi A+ is the latest version of Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi A+ has a couple of differences from the previous version of Model A. The following are the major differences:

  • Raspberry Pi A+ uses a micro SD card
  • It has a larger, 40-pin I/O connector
  • You now need an adaptor cable if you want to use the AV output to connect your Raspberry Pi A+ to a TV.

The Raspberry Pi A+ is shown below:

Raspberry Pi A+
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