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2016/07/29

Collection of Raspberry Pi tips

As a newbie to Raspberry Pi, here is a collection of Raspberry Pi related info. which I find very useful.

SD Card related

Removing Raspberry Pi partitions from SD card under Windows 7
http://brucesbraindump.blogspot.tw/2013/04/removing-raspberry-pi-partitions-from.html

How to check the free space of SD card
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=38417

Headless Installation

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Without a Monitor or Keyboard
http://www.circuitbasics.com/raspberry-pi-basics-setup-without-monitor-keyboard-headless-mode/

Raspberry Pi Remote Connections – Without A Network!
https://pihw.wordpress.com/guides/direct-network-connection/

How to Connect to a Raspberry Pi Directly with an Ethernet Cable
http://www.circuitbasics.com/how-to-connect-to-a-raspberry-pi-directly-with-an-ethernet-cable/

Can't install gedit on Raspbian
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=46126

**Sharing WiFi Internet connection with Raspberry Pi through LAN/Ethernet (Headless Mode)**
https://anwaarullah.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/sharing-wifi-internet-connection-with-raspberry-pi-through-lanethernet-headless-mode/

Note,
- It's important to run "sudo apt-get update" after a fresh installation of the OS.
- To install gedit, issue "sudo apt-get install gedit".

WiFi Setup

How to setup WiFi on Raspbian Jessie Lite
https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/83502916-how-to-setup-wifi-on-raspbian-jessie-lite

Putty

How to make PuTTY settings persistent?
http://serverfault.com/questions/12295/how-to-make-putty-settings-persistent

PuTTY: How to copy and paste to and from a PuTTY window
https://kb.site5.com/shell-access-ssh/putty/putty-how-to-copy-and-paste-to-and-from-a-putty-window/

How do I paste the Windows clipboard into my PuTTY session, using only the keyboard?
http://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo

Using PuTTY and Xming to get a linux GUI to a Microsoft Desktop

X11 Forwarding using Xming and PuTTY
https://wiki.utdallas.edu/wiki/display/FAQ/X11+Forwarding+using+Xming+and+PuTTY

How to install additional Xming Fonts

Start File Manager In Terminal Window
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30228801/start-file-manager-in-terminal-window-wheezy

In Raspbian (Raspberry Debian) - From terminal console:

      Issue "gksu pcmanfm" to open file explorer as root;

      Issue "gksu leafpad" to open file editor as root.

How to use Putty and Xming for GUI--Raspberry Pi Display port (startlxde)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miGXUFyBvJQ&app=desktop


List Installed Packages
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=63636&p=471057

Putty Troubleshooting

PuTTY Network Error: Software caused connection abort
http://superuser.com/questions/294824/putty-network-error-software-caused-connection-abort


How to Open the Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows 8 or 10
http://www.howtogeek.com/194041/how-to-open-the-command-prompt-as-administrator-in-windows-8.1/

Transfer files between PC and Raspberry Pi

SCP (SECURE COPY)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/scp.md

How to Transfer Files Using PuTTY
http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/managed_servers/howto/file_transfer/fileputty.cfm

E-Mail

SEND EMAILS WITH ATTACHEMENTS FROM THE LINUX COMMAND LINE.
http://ozzmaker.com/send-email-from-the-raspberry-pi-or-linux-command-line-with-attachments/

ssmtp to send emails
http://www.raspberry-projects.com/pi/software_utilities/email/ssmtp-to-send-emails

SSMTP - Tearing Out My Hair
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=104576

Allowing less secure apps to access your account
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en-GB

Applications

how to install libreoffice on RPi
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=98249

Setup the Raspberry PI
http://www.lediouris.net/RaspberryPI/init.setup/readme.html

Installing Chrome on Raspbian
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/41603/installing-chrome-on-raspbian

Install gedit
sudo apt-get install gedit

Nano Text Editor Basics
http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/howto/Nano-Text-Editor-Basics

Shutdown / Reboot

How to safely shutdown or reboot your raspberry pi
http://raspi.tv/2012/how-to-safely-shutdown-or-reboot-your-raspberry-pi

Command Line Operation

15 Useful Commands Every Raspberry Pi User Should Know <-- **Good Read!!**
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-useful-commands-every-raspberry-pi-user-should-know/

How to find out Raspberry Pi GPU and ARM CPU temperature on Linux
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-find-out-raspberry-pi-gpu-and-arm-cpu-temperature-command/

Task Scheduling

SCHEDULING TASKS WITH CRON
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/cron.md

How to automatically restart the pi every day?
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=118069

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