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Learning Raspbian

You're reading from   Learning Raspbian Get up and running with Raspbian and make the most out of your Raspberry Pi

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784392192
Length 154 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Harrington William Harrington
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Preface 1. The Raspberry Pi and Raspbian 2. Getting Started with Raspbian FREE CHAPTER 3. Starting Raspbian 4. An Introduction to the Raspbian Desktop 5. Installing Software on Raspbian 6. The Console 7. Other Linux Distributions Based on Raspbian A. References Index

Plugging in your Raspberry Pi

It is really easy to plug in your Raspberry Pi and get it up and running. You will need a couple of things, as follows:

  • Power supply
  • Monitor
  • Keyboard and mouse
  • SD card
  • Network connection

Let's go through these in detail.

Power supply

Raspberry Pi is really easy to power. It runs on a standard 5V micro USB supply. If you have a mobile phone charger with micro USB, then you should be able to use this in order to run your Raspberry Pi. You can also use a micro USB cable that is plugged into a USB phone charger.

We recommend that you use a dedicated micro USB power supply rather than a USB cable for maximum reliability. These will be available at the retailer from who you bought your Raspberry Pi.

It is important that the power supply be capable of supplying at least 1 amp. Anything less than this and you might run into intermittent resets and other problems.

Monitor

To make the most of your Raspberry Pi, you need a monitor. Raspberry Pi supports two different types of...

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