{"id":371,"date":"2012-12-28T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T18:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cfchimp.com\/wordpress\/?p=371"},"modified":"2025-01-21T11:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:53:21","slug":"helpful-links-and-definitions-of-raspberry-pi-related-hardware-software-for-the-absolute-beginner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csimmons.dev\/blog\/2012\/12\/helpful-links-and-definitions-of-raspberry-pi-related-hardware-software-for-the-absolute-beginner\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful links and definitions of Raspberry Pi related hardware \/ software for the absolute beginner"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Raspberry
Here is the first boot up of my Raspberry Pi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Raspberry Pi is basically a $25 computer (Model A) or a $35 computer (Model B) meant to encourage children to learn programming by providing an affordable computing platform that can drive all kinds of projects from controlling robots to running a media center on a tv. I am not a hardcore programmer so I bought one to tinker and encourage my inner programming child.<\/p>\n

I bought the Model B because it has 512MB Ram, 2 USB ports, and an ethernet port. The model A has 256MB Ram, 1 USB port, and no ethernet port.<\/p>\n

So far I have managed three tasks.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I have booted up with a copy of Raspbian \u201cWheezy\u201d, surfed the internet and installed a mail client.<\/li>\n
  2. I have booted up with a copy of Raspbmc, added some music, and took XBMC for a test drive.<\/li>\n
  3. I have installed XBMC Commander to my iPhone and controlled my Raspbmc installation by playing music, videos, etc. I had varying degrees of success with this task.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Rather than copy other people\u2019s fine tutorials I am going to provide definitions of the different technologies, as defined at their site(s). Below the definitions are link(s) to the site(s).<\/p>\n

    Raspberry Pi<\/h2>\n

    What is (a) Raspberry Pi<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cThe Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Raspberry Pi Site<\/a><\/p>\n

    Task 1: Raspbian<\/h2>\n

    What is Raspbian<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cRaspbian is a free operating system based on Debian optimized for the Raspberry Pi hardware.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Wheezy is the recommended starting distro. There is also a link below to a distro that uses the MATE desktop environement instead of the LXDE desktop environment that \u201cWheezy\u201d uses.<\/p>\n

    Raspbian \u201cwheezy\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

    Bootable Raspbian \u201cPisces+MATE\u201d Image by Mike Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

    Task 2: Raspbmc<\/h2>\n

    What is Raspbmc?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cRaspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Raspbmc Site<\/a><\/p>\n

    Task 3: XBMC \/ XBMC Commander<\/h2>\n

    What is XBMC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cA Complete media center solution for Windows, OSX, Linux, and more!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    XBMC Site<\/a><\/p>\n

    What is XBMC Commander?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cXBMC Commander is a remote control for the iPad especially designed to interact with XBMC, one of the most advanced open source media centers out there.\u201d (There are iPhone and Adroid versions as well)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    XBMC Commander Site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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