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    Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS: Quick Start
    Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS: Quick Start
    Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS: Quick Start
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    Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS: Quick Start

    By Ashwin Pajankar

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    Quickly start programming with Linux while learning the Raspberry Pi OS—the Linux distribution designed specifically for low-cost Raspberry Pis. This short guide reviews Linux commands, GUI, and shell scripting in a holistic manner by diving into both advanced and day-to-day tasks using the Raspberry Pi OS.
    You'll comfortably work with the Linux command prompt, and explore the RPi OS GUI and all its base applications. Then move into writing your own programs with shell-programming and using high-level languages such as C, C++, and Python 3. You’ll also study hardware and GPIO programming. Use Python 3 for GPIO programming to drive LEDs and pushbuttons.
    Examples are written in Shell, C, C++, and Python 3. Graphical output is displayed in helpful screenshots that capture just what you’ll see when working in this environment. All code examples are well tested on actual Raspberry Pi boards. After reading this book and following the examples, you’ll be able to write programs for demonstration in your academic/industrial research work, business environment, or just your circle of friends for fun!

    What You'll Learn

    • Navigate the core aspects of Linux and programming on a Linux platform 
    • Install Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi
    • Program in Shell, C, C++, and Python
    • Redirect Io and work with the crontab

    Who This Book Is For

    Linux enthusiasts, software engineers, researchers, business analysts, and managers working with the low-cost Raspberry Pi.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherApress
    Release dateJan 4, 2021
    ISBN9781484265109
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      Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS - Ashwin Pajankar

      © Ashwin Pajankar 2021

      A. PajankarPractical Linux with Raspberry Pi OShttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6510-9_1

      1. Introduction to Raspberry Pi

      Ashwin Pajankar¹  

      (1)

      Nashik, Maharashtra, India

      I hope you have gone through the Table of Contents and Introduction. If not, I highly recommend you go through them. This is the very first chapter of the book, and I welcome you all to the exciting journey of learning Linux with the Raspberry Pi Operating System.

      In this chapter, we will learn the details about the most popular platform and single-board computer family of our times, the Raspberry Pi. Then we will learn a bit about Linux and the distribution of Linux that is popularly used with the Raspberry Pi family (hereafter, I will use the abbreviation RPi), the Raspberry Pi Operating System. We will learn how to install it on a RPi board. The following is the list of the topics that we will learn in this chapter:

      Single-board computers

      Raspberry Pi

      Linux and distributions

      Raspberry Pi OS setup

      Configuring the RPi board

      Connecting various RPi board models to the Internet

      After completing this chapter, we will be comfortable with the installation and the basic usage of the RPi board and the RPi OS.

      Single-Board Computers

      Single-board computers (also known as SBCs) have all the components of a fully functioning computer like the processor, GPU, RAM, and I/O on a single printed circuit board. This is in contrast with desktop or laptop computers that have a motherboard which has various slots for RAM, the processor, and the graphics card. Desktop or laptop computers can be upgraded by replacing processors and graphics cards. We can also add more RAM chips in the RAM slots. However, SBCs cannot be upgraded like that. This is one of the major differences between traditional desktops/laptops that are totally modular and SBCs. The key benefit of the lack of modularity of SBCs is that the size of an entire computer is very small. Most of the SBCs are a little bigger than a regular credit/debit card, and they are very compact.

      SBCs are used as technology demonstrators (prototypes), educational computers, and embedded systems. There is a recent surge in the popularity of SBCs due to advances in the fabrication process and manufacturing technologies. We are living in an era where a new SBC or a new version of an existing one is announced almost on a monthly basis. The market is full of various SBCs and SBC families. A few prominent SBC families are Raspberry Pi, Banana Pro, BeagleBoards, and Orange Pi. Raspberry Pi is the most popular family of single-board computers available in the market, and it is one of the best-selling computers in the world. In the next section, we will have an overview of the Raspberry Pi family of computers.

      Raspberry Pi

      Raspberry Pi is a family of SBCs developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (www.raspberrypi.org/). It consists of many board models, and all the current models under production are listed on the foundation’s products page (www.raspberrypi.org/products/). Throughout the book, I will be using a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (the latest board model in the family) with 4 GB RAM.

      Table 1-1 lists the specifications of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.

      Table 1-1

      Technical Specifications of Raspberry Pi 4 B

      There are many models of the boards in this family that are currently under production, and if you visit the hobby electronics store near your home, you may find older out-of-production board models at a bargain price. To keep it brief, I will be discussing the technicalities and specifications of the other models only when needed. We can purchase Raspberry Pi boards at authorized retailers (the list can be found in the products page) or at popular ecommerce websites such as Amazon.

      Figure 1-1 shows a RPi 4 B board.

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      Figure 1-1

      Photograph of a RPi 4 B board

      Figure 1-2 shows schematics of the components of RPi 4 B.

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      Figure 1-2

      Components on a RPi 4 B board

      Throughout this book, I will be explaining all the demonstrations using a 4 GB RAM model of this board.

      Linux and Distributions

      Linux is a family of open source Unix-like free operating systems. It is based on the Linux kernel, a free and open source operating system kernel by Linus Torvalds. The Linux OS is packaged in a Linux distribution. A Linux distribution includes the Linux kernel developed and supporting system software, libraries, and APIs for programmers. Many of these components are part of the GNU Project (www.gnu.org/home.en.html), and that is why many people refer to Linux as GNU/Linux. As Linux is free and open source, anyone can create a custom distribution of

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