Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Learning Raspberry Pi

You're reading from   Learning Raspberry Pi Unlock your creative programming potential by creating web technologies, image processing, electronics- and robotics-based projects using the Raspberry Pi

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2015
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781783982820
Length 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Concepts
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Serge Schneider Serge Schneider
Author Profile Icon Serge Schneider
Serge Schneider
Samarth Shah Samarth Shah
Author Profile Icon Samarth Shah
Samarth Shah
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Chapter 1. Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

As you know, Raspberry Pi is a credit card computer developed by Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic computer science in schools. However, today it is used widely in all areas, including in the process of making super computer and advanced robotics operations. In this chapter, you will be introduced to Raspberry Pi and its components. As Raspberry Pi is supported by a wide variety of operating systems, this chapter provides an overview of what is available and the different installation methods. Before setting up a web server, the security implications and remote access methods are covered. Once the web server is set up and manageable remotely, it is put to use by adding WordPress. We will cover the following sections in this chapter:

  • Getting to know your Raspberry Pi
  • Different types of operating systems
  • Installation methods
  • User management
  • Remotely accessing Raspberry Pi
  • Installing a web server with PHP support
lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime
Banner background image