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Raspberry Pi user guide, Eben Upton and Gareth Halfacree

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Raspberry Pi user guide

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Eben Upton and Gareth Halfacree

The "unofficial official" guide to the Raspberry Pi, complete with creator insight Raspberry Pi User Guide, 3rdEdition contains everything you need to know to get up and running with Raspberry Pi. This book is the go-to guide for Noobs who want to dive right in. This updated third edition covers the model B+ Raspberry Pi and its software, additional USB ports, and changes to the GPIO, including new information on Arduino and Minecraft on the Pi. You'll find clear, step-by-step instruction for everything from software installation and configuration to customizing your Raspberry Pi with capabi

Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Contents; Introduction; Part I; CHAPTER 1: Meet the Raspberry Pi; A Trip Around the Board; Model A; Model B; Model B+; A History of Model B PCB Revisions; Revision 1; Revision 2; Model B+; A Bit of Background; ARM versus x86; Windows versus Linux; CHAPTER 2: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi; Connecting a Display; Composite Video; HDMI Video; DSI Video; Connecting Audio; Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse; Installing NOOBS on an SD Card; Connecting External Storage; Connecting the Network; Wired Networking; Wireless Networking; Connecting PowerInstalling the Operating SystemInstalling Using NOOBS; Installing Manually; Flashing from Linux; Flashing from OS X; Flashing from Windows; CHAPTER 3: Linux System Administration; Linux: An Overview; Linux Basics; Introducing Raspbian; About Raspbian's Parent, Debian; Alternatives to Raspbian; Using External Storage Devices; Creating a New User Account; File System Layout; Logical Layout; Physical Layout; Installing and Uninstalling Software; Obtaining Software from the Pi Store; Obtaining Software from Elsewhere; Finding the Software You Want; Installing Software; Uninstalling SoftwareUpgrading SoftwareShutting the Pi Down Safely; CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting; Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics; Power Diagnostics; Display Diagnostics; Boot Diagnostics; Network Diagnostics; The Emergency Kernel; CHAPTER 5: Network Configuration; Wired Networking; Wireless Networking; Installing Firmware; Connecting to a Wireless Network via wpa_gui; Connecting to a Wireless Network via the Terminal; No Encryption; WEP Encryption; WPA/WPA2 Encryption; Connecting to the Wireless Network; CHAPTER 6: The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool; Running the Tool; The Setup Options Screen1 Expand Filesystem2 Change User Password; 3 Enable Boot to Desktop/Scratch; 4 Internationalisation Options; I1 Change Locale; I2 Change Timezone; I3 Change Keyboard Layout; 5 Enable Camera; 6 Add to Rastrack; 7 Overclock; 8 Advanced Options; A1 Overscan; A2 Hostname; A3 Memory Split; A4 SSH; A5 SPI; A6 Audio; A7 Update; 9 About raspi-config; CHAPTER 7: Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration; Editing Configuration Files via NOOBS; Hardware Settings-config.txt; Modifying the Display; Boot Options ; Overclocking the Raspberry Pi; Overclocking Settings; Overvoltage Settings; Disabling L2 CacheEnabling Test ModeMemory Partitioning; Software Settings-cmdline.txt; Part II; CHAPTER 8: The Pi as a Home Theatre PC; Playing Music at the Console; Dedicated HTPC with Raspbmc; Streaming Internet Media; Streaming Local Network Media; Configuring Raspbmc; CHAPTER 9: The Pi as a Productivity Machine; Using Cloud-Based Apps; Using LibreOffice; Image Editing with the Gimp; CHAPTER 10: The Pi as a Web Server; Installing a LAMP Stack; Installing WordPress; Part III; CHAPTER 11: An Introduction to Scratch; Introducing Scratch; Example 1: Hello World; Example 2: Animation and Sound