Raspberry Pi User Guide, 2nd Edition

The essential guide to getting started with the Raspberry Pi ®

The Raspberry Pi has been a success beyond the dream of its creators. Their goal, to encourage a new generation of computer programmers who understand how computers work, is well under way.

Raspberry Pi User Guide 2e is the newest edition of the runaway bestseller written by the Pi’s co-creator, Eben Upton, and tech writer Gareth Halfacree. It contains everything you need to know to get the Pi up and running, including how to:

• Connect a keyboard, mouse, monitor and other peripherals
• Install software and configure your Raspberry Pi
• Master basic Linux system administration
• Set up your Raspberry Pi as a productivity machine, multimedia centre, or web server
• Write programmes in Scratch and Python
• Use the GPIO port and add-on boards to connect your Raspberry Pi for use in electronics projects

Updated to cover the release of the Camera Board, the introduction of the Pi Store, NOOBS and much more, Raspberry Pi User Guide 2^nd edition is the perfect companion for getting the most out of the computing phenomenon, the Raspberry Pi.

Eben Upton is the co-creator of the Raspberry Pi board and the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, open source advocate and erstwhile sysadmin.

Table of Contents

Part I: Connecting the Board
Chapter 1: Meet the Raspberry Pi
Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi
Chapter 3: Linux System Administration
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Chapter 5: Network Configuration
Chapter 6: The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool
Chapter 7: Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration

Part II: Building a Media Centre, Productivity Machine or Web Server
Chapter 8: The Pi as a Home Theatre PC
Chapter 9: The Pi as a Productivity Machine
Chapter 10: The Pi as a Web Server

Part III: Programming with the Raspberry Pi
Chapter 11: An Introduction to Scratch
Chapter 12: An Introduction to Python

Part IV: Hardware Hacking
Chapter 13: Learning to Hack Hardware
Chapter 14: The GPIO Port
Chapter 15: The Raspberry Pi Camera Module
Chapter 16: Add-on Boards

Part V: Appendixes
Appendix A: Python Recipes
Appendix B: Raspberry Pi Camera Module Quick Reference
Appendix C: HDMI Display Modes