RPi Guides - eLinux.org (original) (raw)

Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 System Tasks
  • 2.1 Setting up an SD card
  • 2.2 Debian Auto Login/Startx
  • 2.3 Defining default LXTerminal size on the Raspberry Pi
  • 2.4 Installing Chromium web browser
  • 2.5 Installing The Java JDK on the Raspberry Pi (Debian systems only)
  • 2.6 Installing Mozilla IceWeasel Web Browser
  • 2.7 Raspberry Pi and real-time, low-latency audio
• 3 Easy
  • 3.1 Network Attached Storage
  • 3.2 Connect your RPi to your MS Windows machines
  • 3.3 Python 3 on Debian
  • 3.4 Installing Java 8
  • 3.5 iTunes music server (forked-daapd)
  • 3.6 Setting up a static IP in Debian
  • 3.7 Setting up static IP (2)
  • 3.8 Using the serial port
  • 3.9 Text to Speech (Speech Synthesis)
  • 3.10 Installing a Web Cam
  • 3.11 RaPiRo Web Control
  • 3.12 Adding an Ethernet interface
• 4 Medium
  • 4.1 Classroom Boot Server
  • 4.2 Installing Ruby on Rails
  • 4.3 Share your screen with VNC
  • 4.4 Remote Control of a Raspberry with VNC
  • 4.5 Remote Destop Server for Raspberry
  • 4.6 iSCSI support and boot
  • 4.7 Send email containing Pi ip address on boot
  • 4.8 Connecting securely to TightVNC over the Internet
  • 4.9 Configuring a LAMP webserver
  • 4.10 Storage Filer/NAS via Chef
  • 4.11 Raspberry Pi WiFi Hotspot
  • 4.12 Raspberry Pi / Arduino Serial Communication
  • 4.13 Using the camera module in c++
• 5 Advanced
  • 5.1 building and installing OpenELEC
  • 5.2 Using Skypekit
  • 5.3 Interactive Google Calendar
  • 5.4 Pre-configuring SD card with a static IP address
  • 5.5 Sending remote commands to our Pi thanks to Pastebin
• 6 References

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Education - a place to share your group's project and find useful learning sites.

Community - links to the community elsewhere on the web.

Games - all kinds of computer games.

Introduction

This page contains a set of guides to show readers how to do common or useful tasks on the system. These guides focus on system-related items such as how to install a linux option or configure an on-board device. Items listed here should achieve a goal as simply as possible, with the aim to build the confidence of the reader. For anything more complex, the item should be listed on the projects page.

The Raspberry Pi Forum has a list of Project Ideas & Links, to help people get started.

Please add links to your guides (and ones you find interesting).

Fill in each section:

• Guide Title (as a link to the project webpage or connected wiki page)
• Guide Description (including any additional links or information
• Tags (key words related to the item, i.e. LCD Screen, Teaching, Python)
• Author(s) or group who have produced it (also if it is an Open/Community Project for anyone to contribute)
• Guide Status (Not Started/In-Progress/Available).

System Tasks

This section describes tasks that involve software installation, setup or configuration of your Raspberry Pi.

Easy

Suitable for beginners who are confident typing commands into Linux but need a lot of guidance.

Medium

Suitable for beginners who are willing to experiment and only need a little guidance.

Advanced

Suitable for confident users who want to try something more advanced.

References

vte Raspberry Pi
Startup	Buying Guide - SD Card Setup - Basic Setup - Advanced Setup - Beginners Guide - Troubleshooting
Hardware	Hardware - Hardware History - Low-level peripherals - Expansion Boards
Peripherals	Screens - Cases - Other Peripherals (Keyboard, mouse, hub, wifi...)
Software	Software - Distributions - Kernel - Performance - Programming - VideoCore APIs - Utilities
Projects	Tutorials - Guides - Projects - Tasks - DataSheets - Education - Communities