http://linuxcommand.org/
is a nice (and free) resource for getting started with the
command-line. There are heaps of tutorials and
getting-started-with-the-command-line resources out there.
That should at least get you the basics. From there, it all depends
on what you're trying to do.
-tim
On January 22, 2018, Matthew Cabraja wrote:
Hi===========================================================
Thanks for the suggestions. I am not very familiar with the
Commandline. Is there any resource that you would recommend for
diving deeper into it. Thanks matt
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On Jan 21, 2018, at 10:13 PM, Tim Chase===========================================================
<raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There are lots of project ideas and I'm sure you can come up with
plenty more. But some popular uses include
- a small web-server (mine does light Python/Django hosting and
has a small sqlite database, but can run a small Postgres or MySQL
instance)
- a low-power file-server/backup/git machine for your network
- a media server or media center
- a mail server
- a security setup with a camera to monitor an area and notify
you of activity
- if you don't run Linux or a BSD elsewhere, you can SSH into it
for BSD/Linux experience without needing to dual-boot or format
your daily driver
- depending on your proficiency with hardware (I'm a bit of a
klutz but others on this list are more savvy), you can hook up
all sorts of electronics to it and drive them via software.
I don't know how comfortable you already are at the
command-line. If you can already find your way around at the
command-line, then bash-scripting is a nice starter programming
language just to help you automate things you do frequently. But
it's well worth learning how to use before you venture into
programming.
The Pi supports an abundance of freely available languages, so I'd
test-drive a couple and see what fits you best. I'm biased toward
Python as it fits my brain and is what I do for my day-job. But
know that some people have difficulty with the
significant-whitespace aspect. So you might prefer Lua (small,
lightweight, easy to hold in your head) or Ruby. Or if you like,
you can kick the tires on Erlang, Elixer, Perl, Node/JavaScript,
Java, Rust, Go, Lisp, Closure, Haskell, C, C++, Pascal, PHP,
Pike, TCL, or Fortran or a gazillion other languages. I happen
to also like Lua & Erlang from that list. But play with some
example code and see which works best for you. The only one I'd
advise against is PHP: even though it's easy to get started
using for web development, it has so many pitfalls and gotchas
that I declare it a bit dangerous even for a seasoned developer
(and I've been writing code since the early 80s).
For all of them, you only need the language runtime/compiler and a
text-editor. I'm a vi/vim/ed sort of guy, but some folks like
nano or emacs while others like GUI text editors. Again, lots of
options and many are free, so use what works for you. It's also
helpful to learn a bit of version-control, whether git,
subversion, or mercurial. But that's not essential to start off.
I hope this gives you some direction and that you have a blast
because I certainly do. (grins)
-tim
On January 21, 2018, Matthew Cabraja wrote:===========================================================
hi list
i have a raspberry pi 2 I purchased two years ago. I have the
image from the website running on it. I was wondering if any of
you could give suggestions on uses for it. I want to use it to
learn programming and create fun projects. I have little to no
knowledge of programming but i would like to learn using the
raspberry pi. i don’t know where to start so any help would be
appreciated. thanks matt PS i was thinking python might be a
good starting language if there is another language I should
look at let me
know===========================================================
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