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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.
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- 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.
Guide Title and Link |
Guide Description |
Tags |
Author |
Status |
Debian Auto Login/Startx |
How to launch LXDE without the need of a username/Password in Debian. |
LXDE, Boot, Login, Auto |
Ian Hartwell (helpme1986) |
Early draft. |
Defining default LXTerminal size on the Raspberry Pi |
The LXTerminal application starts with a default size of 24 rows and 80 columns. The window can be resized, but this setting is not remembered for the next time you create a window. This guide shows how to make the setting persistent. | LXTerminal size | HBrydon | Complete |
Installing Chromium web browser |
Installing the Chromium web browser on Debian. |
Chromium |
bredman |
Ready for testing |
Installing The Java JDK on the Raspberry Pi (Debian systems only) |
This page describes how to to install the Java 7 JDK on Debian Wheezy. [As of Q1 2013, the Java JDK will only run on soft-float implementations of Debian Wheezy.] | Java JDK | HBrydon | Complete |
Installing Mozilla IceWeasel Web Browser |
On the Raspberry Pi, the Mozilla Firefox browser is implemented under the name "IceWeasel". This page lists how to install IceWeasel on Raspian and Debian. | Mozilla IceWeasel | HBrydon | Debian: Complete Raspian: Needs testing |
Raspberry Pi and real-time, low-latency audio |
The Raspberry Pi can be set up to handle real-time, low-latency audio but it requires quite some tweaking. Hence this Wiki article in which some common bottlenecks as well as some possible optimizations will be described. Last but not least this article will explain how to get JACK aka jackd running on your RPi. |
realtime real-time jackd low-latency audio midi |
Jeremy Jongepier (AutoStatic) |
Almost complete Raspbian: tested |
Easy
Suitable for beginners who are confident typing commands into Linux but need a lot of guidance.
Guide Title and Link |
Guide Description |
Tags |
Author |
Status |
Network Attached Storage |
Network Attached Storage - Basic concept: A place to save copies of all your important files |
Samba |
bredman - Open Project |
Tested on Debian, some help needed with Fedora chapter |
Connect your RPi to your MS Windows machines |
The guide above is a full NAS setup - This guide/script just configures and installs a very simple setup to allow you to read/write to your RPi files |
Samba |
Simon Walters - Open Project |
Tested on Raspbian |
Python 3 on Debian |
Installing the latest Python 3 and common modules on Debian. |
Python |
croston |
Tested. Needs more modules adding |
Installing Java 8 |
Installing Java 8 on Raspberry Pi. |
Java 8 |
Happy-Neko |
Tested on Raspbian. |
RPiForked-Daapd |
How to install Forked-Daapd, an itunes media server |
Debian, streaming, |
Greg (pr1sm) |
Early draft. |
Setting up a static IP in Debian |
How to set-up a static IP in Debian |
Debian, Static IP |
sleepy |
Available |
Text to Speech (Speech Synthesis) |
Three easy methods of getting your Raspberry Pi to talk |
Raspbian |
StevenP |
Works fine |
Installing a Web Cam |
Basic installation and testing of a usb web cam on Raspberry Pi |
web cam, ps eye, ffmpeg |
Chris Cummings |
Works |
Medium
Suitable for beginners who are willing to experiment and only need a little guidance.
Guide Title and Link |
Guide Description |
Tags |
Author |
Status |
Classroom Boot Server |
Classroom boot server - Basic concept: A PXE server to allow cheap computers without hard disks to boot into Windows or Linux. |
PXE, netboot |
bredman - Open Project |
Lots of random text, needs organisation and testing |
Installing Ruby on Rails |
Installing Ruby on Rails and common modules on Debian. |
Ruby, Rails |
Erik |
Partially tested. Still early draft. |
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Installing Vino to allow remote control of the screen from another computer. |
Vino, VNC |
Jaix Bly |
Draft. |
Remote Control of a Raspberry with VNC |
Installing VNC to allow remote control a X11 session (not the console) from another computer. |
VNC |
Simon H |
Early draft. |
Remote Destop Server for Raspberry |
Installing XRDP to allow Remote Desktop / Terminal Server on Raspberry Pi. |
rdp, xrdp |
Jaix Bly |
Draft. |
iSCSI support and boot |
Adding iSCSI initiator/target support, setting up iSCSI initiator, and configuring booting from an iSCSI volume. |
iSCSI, netboot |
Alex (nidO) |
Early draft, tested |
Send email containing Pi ip address on boot |
Send email containing the ip of your Pi so you can access via SSH or other network protocol when your ip changes (moving networks) and you are working headless |
SSH, email, python |
--Geraldcor 03:36, 18 June 2012 (UTC) |
Early draft, tested |
Connecting securely to TightVNC over the Internet |
Guide to installing Tightvnc server on the Raspberry Pi and securing it using ssh to allow connecting over the Internet. |
VNC, ssh |
Stewart Watkiss |
Available |
Configuring a LAMP webserver |
Guide to configuring the Raspberry Pi as a LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP) webserver. |
apache, mysql, php |
Stewart Watkiss |
Available |
Storage Filer/NAS via Chef |
Turn-key package to turn a machine into a storage filer / NAS. Developed and tested on a RaspberryPi. Still in early development. Deploys with Chef. |
samba, nfs, chef |
Eric Windisch |
Alpha/early-stage |
Raspberry Pi WiFi Hotspot |
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a WiFi hotspot! |
wifi, hotspot, hostapd |
Isaac Smith |
Works like a charm. |
Raspberry Pi / Arduino Serial Communication |
Raspberry Pi talking to Arduino over serial uart |
arduino, serial, uart |
Chris Cummings |
Works perfectly! |
Advanced
Suitable for confident users who want to try something more advanced.
Guide Title and Link |
Guide Description |
Tags |
Author |
Status |
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. |
XBMC, HTPC, Multimedia, Distro, compiling |
Stephan Raue |
Available |
Using Skypekit |
How to get started using Skypekit to make calls & chat. This is currently only useful for advanced users & developers. |
Skype, Skypekit |
Henry Cooke |
Alpha. |
Pre-configuring SD card with a static IP address |
Guide to pre-configuring a SD image so that it boots with a static IP address. Useful for running headless without needing to know what DHCP address will be allocated. |
networking, tcpip |
Stewart Watkiss |
Available |
Sending remote commands to our Pi thanks to Pastebin |
A guide to send remote commands to our Pi just by editing a pastebin! |
remote commands, notsureifuseful |
Itxaka Serrano Garcia |
Available |
References
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