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Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook

You're reading from   Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook Delve into the practical world of the Raspberry Pi Zero

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786463852
Length 422 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Edward Snajder Edward Snajder
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Kick-Start Your Raspberry Pi Zero FREE CHAPTER 2. Setting Up Physical and Wireless Connections 3. Programming with Linux 4. Programming with Python 5. Getting Your Hands Dirty Using the GPIO Header 6. Controlling the LEDs and Displays 7. Controlling the Hardware 8. Taking Digital Inputs to the Raspberry Pi Zero 9. Interfacing Sensors with the Raspberry Pi Zero 10. Cooking up Projects to Amaze the World!

Making the RPZ a media center

We've been using the Raspian operating system throughout the book, but the Raspberry Pi Zero is hardly limited to that distribution. There are several distributions of Linux available that are all great at doing different things. The Kodi project (formerly XBMC) is one such distribution, which is designed to turn your computer into a full-function media center. OpenELEC has a great distro running Kodi that will work fine on the Raspberry Pi Zero.

Note

Even though the Raspberry Pi Zero will work fine as the most inexpensive media center ever, the newer multiple-core models of the Raspberry Pi will bring you a better overall experience, the increased memory and additional cores reducing lag and video choppiness. This recipe would be almost identical on a newer Raspberry Pi, but there is a different download that is tuned for newer models.

Getting ready

I would recommend a new SD card for this recipe, especially if you have become attached to your Raspbian build...

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