Sean McManus - Raspberry Pi for Dummies, 4th Edition

Raspberry Pi For Dummies

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1. Chapter 5
2. Chapter 11
3. Chapter 13
4. Chapter 14
5. Chapter 18

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Appendix

Raspberry Pi computers are at the forefront of the maker movement, where people make their own inventions using a mixture of traditional craft skills and modern coding and electronics knowledge. Theyve also given more and more people access to a computer that provides a gateway into programming, electronics, and the world of Linux the technically powerful (and free) rival to Windows and Mac OS. As a supercheap computer, the Raspberry Pi is also being pressed into service in media centers and as a family computer for games, music, photo editing, and word processing.

You might be a geek who relishes learning new technologies, or you might be someone who wants a new family computer to use with the children. In either case, Raspberry Pi For Dummies, 4th Edition, helps you get started with your Raspberry Pi and teaches you about some of the many fun and inspiring things you can do with it.

Raspberry Pi For Dummies, 4th Edition, provides a concise and clear introduction to the terminology, technology, and techniques that you need to get the most from your Pi. With this book as your guide, youll learn how to

• Set up your Raspberry Pi.
• Discover and install great free software you can use on your Raspberry Pi.
• Use the desktop environment to run programs, manage files, surf the web, and view photos.
• Use the Linux command line to manage your Raspberry Pi and its files.
• Use the Raspberry Pi as a productivity tool.
• Edit photos.
• Play music and video.
• Create animations and arcade games with the child-friendly Scratch programming language.
• Write your own games and other programs using the Python programming language.
• Compose music by programming with Sonic Pi.
• Get started with electronics, from an introduction to soldering to the design and creation of electronic projects controlled by the Raspberry Pi.

Incidentally, within this book, you may note that some web addresses break across two lines of text. If youre reading this book in print and want to visit one of these web pages, simply key in the web address exactly as its noted in the text, pretending as though the line break doesnt exist. If youre reading this as an ebook, youve got it easy just click or tap the web address to be taken directly to the web page.

Raspberry Pi For Dummies, 4th Edition, is written for beginners, by which we mean people who have never used a similar computer. However, we do have to make a few assumptions in writing this book, because we wouldnt have enough space for all its cool projects if we had to start by explaining what a mouse is! Here are our assumptions:

• You are familiar with other computers, such as Windows or Apple computers. In particular, we assume that youre familiar with using windows, icons, and the keyboard and mouse, and that you know the basics of using your computer for things like browsing the Internet, installing software, or copying files.
• The Raspberry Pi is not your only computer. At times, youll need to have access to another computer for example, to create your SD or microSD card for the Pi. (See .) When it comes to networking, we assume you already have a router set up with an Internet connection and a spare port that you can plug the Raspberry Pi into if youre using a wired connection.