RPi Guides

Introduction
This page contains a set of guides to show readers how to do useful tasks. These guides focus on achieving a goal as simply as possible, with the aim to build the confidence of the reader. Hopefully, the reader will also be inspired to learn at the same time.

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
 * Skill level/Ages it is aimed at (Any/Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)
 * Tags (key words related to the project, 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).

Guides List
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Classroom Boot Server
Classroom boot server - Basic concept: A PXE server to allow cheap computers without hard disks to boot into Windows or Linux. Medium PXE, netboot bredman - Open Project Lots of random text, needs organisation and testing
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Network Attached Storage
Network Attached Storage - Basic concept: A place to save copies of all your important files Easy Samba bredman - Open Project Ready to test on Debian, some help needed with Fedora chapter
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Python 3 on Debian
Installing the latest Python 3 and common modules on Debian. Easy Python croston Tested. Needs more modules adding
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Installing Ruby on Rails
Installing Ruby on Rails and common modules on Debian. Medium Ruby, Rails Erik Partially tested. Still early draft.
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Share your screen with VNC
Installing VNC to allow remote control of the screen from another computer. Medium VNC Simon H Early draft.
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Debian Auto Login/Startx
How to launch LXDE without the need of a username/Password in Debian. Easy LXDE, Boot, Login, Auto Ian Hartwell (helpme1986) Early draft.
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RPiForked-Daapd
How to install Forked-Daapd, an itunes media server Easy Debian, streaming, Greg (pr1sm) Early draft.
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building and installing OpenELEC
How to build and install OpenELEC,a embedded Multimedia Distro. You can learn (cross)compiling, building packages from source, how buildsystems are working and what is needed to install a OS on a SD-card for Raspberry Pi. Intermediate/Advanced XBMC, HTPC, Multimedia, Distro, compiling Stephan Raue Available
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Setting up a static IP in a LAN
How to set-up a static IP in Debian Easy Debian, Static IP sleepy Available
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