Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi

While it may sound more like a delicacy, the Raspberry Pi is, in fact, a computer — one that promises a world of interesting and intriguing possibilities. If you are reading this, chances are that you may already know this much. Maybe you heard about the Pi from a friend, or read about it on the web, in a book or a magazine. But for the uninitiated, the Raspberry Pi is a small computer, about the size of a credit card, which comes at a sweet, sweet price of $35. This guide covers all you need to know about the Raspberry Pi line of devices. Not only providing valuable tips and information about your device but also accompanied with beautiful full-color images within every chapter.

Inside you will find:

The Raspberry Pi Foundation

Raspberry Pi Hardware

Flavors of Pi

How ARM Architecture is different

A word about Memory

Connecting External Storage

The Case for a Case

Setting Up the Pi

Decide on A Display

Operating System Choices

Why Raspbian?

Prepare a Bootable SD Card

Start the Pi Up for the First Time

Boot into the Pi

Command Promoting through Linux

Find your way through Raspbian

The Power of Sudo

Call in the Software

Using Package Managers

Installing & Upgrading Software

The Pi Store

Networking with the Pi

Using XBMC remotely

Increasing Pi Productivity

How to use Cloud services

Pi Gaming


And much more!