Do you have a few old external USB drives lying around collecting dust? Well, you could put them to good use with a simple and robust NAS (Network-attached storage) using a Rasberry Pi. Moreover, if you have plenty of old travel photos on that external drive, you could host my open source NodeJS app (GitHub repo here) to display them... Read more »
Install latest version of Python from source on Raspberry Pi in few simple steps. This should also work on most Linux distributions.... Read more »
Or simply put, easily switch between versions of NodeJS on any Linux based system. There are two most popular Node version managers. One, my personal favourite is n package, the other one is nvm. n For me the easiest way is to use n package. Just install whatever Node version your official distribution ships with. sudo yum install nodejs or,... Read more »
It's highly recommended to update your Raspbian as often as possible to make sure you always have the latest security patches and updates. Manual update Open Pi's console and update package list by running the following command: sudo apt update Then upgrade your packages to their latest versions with below command: sudo apt full-upgrade This should keep you up to... Read more »
Using command line If command line is not your cup of tea and you need graphical interface, Raspbian has just the thing for you. ssh to your Raspberry, (follow my guide here, if you need to set up ssh access as well), Run commandsudo raspi-config Select Interfacing Options, Select VNC, Select Yes. VNC should be active now. You can use... Read more »
Below method is useful if you don't have access to Raspbian's graphical interface. You don't need to install any additional software, everything is available out of the box and can be done in a few simple steps: ssh to your Raspberry, (follow my guide here, if you need to set up ssh access as well), Run commandsudo raspi-config Select Network... Read more »
If you don't have an extra monitor or keyboard, you can still set up your Raspberry Pi without them. SSH is not enabled by default on Raspbian, but with just a few steps we can fix that. Follow official guide to install Raspbian on an SD card, Eject the card and put it back into the card reader, Access boot... Read more »
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