Raspberry Pi For Dummies

by Sean McManus, Mike Cook

Overview

Get your slice of Raspberry Pi

With the invention of the unique credit card-sized single-board computer comes a new wave of hardware geeks, hackers, and hobbyists who are excited about the possibilities with the Raspberry Pi—and this is the perfect guide to get you started. With this down-to-earth book, you'll quickly discover why the Raspberry Pi is in high demand!

There's a reason the Raspberry Pi sold a million units in its first year, and you're about to find out why! In Raspberry Pi For Dummies, 3rd Edition veteran tech authors Sean McManus and Mike Cook make it easier than ever to get you up and running on your Raspberry Pi, from setting it up, downloading the operating system, and using the desktop environment to editing photos, playing music and videos, and programming with Scratch—and everything in between.

• Covers connecting the Pi to other devices such as a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and more
• Teaches you basic Linux System Admin
• Explores creating simple hardware projects
• Shows you how to create web pages

Raspberry Pi For Dummies, 3^rd Edition  makes computing as easy as pie!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119412007
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Pages:	504
Sales rank:	87,713
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sean McManus is an expert technology and business author. His tutorials and articles have appeared in The MagPi, Internet Magazine, Business 2.0, and Personal Computer World.
Mike Cook is a former Physics lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University who has designed access control systems and written over 300 computing and electronics articles.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi 5

Chapter 1: Introducing the Raspberry Pi 7

Chapter 2: Downloading the Operating System 19

Chapter 3: Connecting Your Raspberry Pi 29

Part II: Getting Started with Linux 49

Chapter 4: Using the Desktop Environment 51

Chapter 5: Using the Linux Shell 75

Part III: Using the Raspberry Pi for Both Work and Play 111

Chapter 6: Being Productive with the Raspberry Pi 113

Chapter 7: Editing Photos on the Raspberry Pi with GIMP 125

Chapter 8: Playing Audio and Video on the Raspberry Pi 135

Part IV: Programming the Raspberry Pi 145

Chapter 9: Introducing Programming with Scratch 147

Chapter 10: Programming an Arcade Game Using Scratch 163

Chapter 11: Writing Programs in Python 185

Chapter 12: Creating a Game with Python and Pygame 215

Chapter 13: Programming Minecraft with Python 233

Chapter 14: Making Music with Sonic Pi 255

Part V: Exploring Electronics with the Raspberry Pi 269

Chapter 15: Understanding Circuits and Soldering 271

Chapter 16: Making Your First Project with the Raspberry Pi 291

Chapter 17: Putting the Raspberry Pi in Control 323

Chapter 18: The Raspberry Pi in an Analog World 347

Part VI: The Part of Tens 367

Chapter 19: Ten Great Sof tware Packages for the Raspberry Pi 371

Chapter 20: Ten Inspiring Projects for the Raspberry Pi 381

Appendix A: Troubleshooting and Configuring the Raspberry Pi 389

Appendix B: The GPIO on the Raspberry Pi 403

Appendix C: RISC OS 407

Index 415

Bonus Chapter 1: Mathematica BC1

Editorial Reviews

“Perfect for beginners to computer science, this book shows you how to make the most of your Raspberry Pi” (Times Educational Supplement, January 2015)

“This is the second edition of a title that has proven very popular…the varied and eclectic nature of the Pi makes it a good fit for the ‘Dummies’ Brand” (Linux Voice, February 2015)

“…this Dummies title is an excellent introduction for the complete beginner to the hardware and Linux itself" (Linux Voice, April 2015)

“..for the uninitiated, Raspberry Pi For Dummies does an outstanding job of accompanying their first steps into the world of computers..” (Professional Engineering, September 2015)

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