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Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero

By : Richard Grimmett
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Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero

By: Richard Grimmett

Overview of this book

Raspberry Pi Zero is half the size of Raspberry Pi A, only with twice the utility. At just three centimeters wide, it packs in every utility required for full-fledged computing tasks. This practical tutorial will help you quickly get up and running with Raspberry Pi Zero to control hardware and software and write simple programs and games. You will learn to build creative programs and exciting games with little or no programming experience. We cover all the features of Raspberry Pi Zero as you discover how to configure software and hardware, and control external devices. You will find out how to navigate your way in Raspbian, write simple Python scripts, and create simple DIY programs.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Powering up Raspberry Pi Zero with Linux


After completing the tasks discussed in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero, you'll have a working Raspberry Pi Zero that is running a version of Linux called Raspbian. So, power up your Raspberry Pi Zero and log in using a valid username and password. If you are going to log in remotely through SSH or vncserver, go ahead and establish the connection now. First, you'll take a quick tour of Linux. This will not be extensive, but you will just walk through some of the basic commands.

Once you have logged in, open up a terminal window. If you are logging in using a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, or using vncserver, you'll find the terminal by selecting the Terminal application on icon set selection at the top of the screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

If you are using SSH, you will already be in the terminal emulator program. Either way, the terminal should look something similar to the following screenshot:

Your cursor is at the...