![]() ![]() I'm very wary of those due to limited read-write cycles. There is no hard drive instead using a Micro SD card to store data and the operating system. While the newer versions are more powerful they still suffer some pitfalls due to keeping the price down. Reboot system and get the following at the top assuming the other parts have been configured. Set this file to executable: chmod +x lxdewp.sh # rox strip set for bottom, top, left, or right. # ex: don't set wbar and rox-strip to the same place # can be set left, right, top, or bottom. # clipboard manager clipit is already installed in 2021 # conky, wbar, and rox panel or strip must be configured. # don't use -profile -desktop -profile have commented out lxpanel and added a bash file lxdewp.sh. The above turns on lxpanel (bar at top of desktop), pcmanfm is the desktop pinboard, plus the screen saver. We have the -profile -desktop -profile -no-splashĪs an alternative copy the entire folder lxsession to your home folder /home/pi/.config/ and the system will operate from there. Go to /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart and open the file with a text editor. Open a file manager as root from a terminal: sudo pcmanfm I will not deal with bloated or inflexible KDE or Gnome. The goal is to learn Linux desktops for speed and function. I will make heavy use of bash scripts and Pyhon3-tk for graphics. This will evolve around the Openbox desktop. Also the newer distributions in my view are becoming more bloated and less flexible. Changes often make earlier programs non-functional. Support for any Debian distribution is 3-5 years. The most recent release is Debian 10 Buster. The original operating systems from 2012-13 used Wheezy and Squeeze both have dead program repositories. It's annoying the evolution in Debian distributions created all sorts of havoc. The Pi 2 lacks wireless and Bluetooth and is slow on more recent Raspbian distributions. Wikipedia has an excellent history on the Raspberry Pi. 14 to 15 million of all types have been sold. It is a massive improvement in computing power and features. Today we have the Raspberry Pi Model 4 with up to 8G RAM. The original Raspberry Pi computer came out February 29, 2012. I use them on Tinycore Linux as well on a 20-year-old Compaq computer with a Pentium 3. Many of these ideas are ported from Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux. I'm using Debian distributions only and these programs apply to any Debian distribution even on a normal PC. The other parts will concentrate on hardware interfacing and electronics using C and python. This will include heavy use of bash scripts and python. One concentrates on assorted desktops, programming, and setup. I suggest installing xscreensaver to remove the Pi screensaver.This will be split into two broad sections. No need to install xscreensaver - only leaving this up as an option. There are many DIYs on how to do this online but it is very easy. I went with "Raspbian Stretch with desktop and recommended software"Äownload balenaEtcher Portable (or full version) to flash Raspbian Software onto Micro SD Card: You can go with this Pi kit that has the HDMI/Power Adapter/Case/Pi/Micro SD card all in one - (this kit doesn't have bottom heatsink or fan but are cheaply found on amazon): I went with this case that had 3 heatsinks included and a very quiet fan that helped with heat: This kit also has the adapter that comes with an on/off button Shout out to for creating UI3 - Check out more info on ui3 if you are not familiar: I want to thank for helping me with my setup.
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