For an upcoming project I needed to upload files to Dropbox from the command line. There is a tool that supports transfers to & from Dropbox but the setup requires a few coordinated steps. This quick how-to is what you need to get started.
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In this post I went over the basic steps for getting the touchscreen running. Here are some additional hints and tips for getting the touch screen running. (more…)
For most cases the recommended web server for the Raspberry Pi is lighttpd. But when I entered the command sudo apt-get install php to add php to the Pi, I was surprised to find apache2 was a dependency of php7. I didn’t need apache2. I wasn’t sure if it would interact with lighttpd and I didn’t need all the code that came with it. I partly understand the reasoning but it didn’t solve my problems. I did some Google searches and found a few out-dated how-tos so I collected the current steps here. (more…)
Even though Linux GUIs have been around forever, much of the administration and configuration is easier in a command line interface (CLI). The default CLI (shell) for most versions of Linux is a powerful tool called bash. To configure bash you need to create and/or edit the .bashrc file in your home directory. This file is read everytime you start a new bash window. I have collected some of the best parts from .bashrc files and listed them below. (more…)
More of my projects have been using Node.js and Node-RED lately and I have found that Raspbian has an old version of Node installed. Plus, you cannot use the normal apt-get to get the updated version. Check out Stack Overflow for the reasons. I found there are two different ways to get the latest. (more…)
For my Raspberry Pi on my workbench I have a large SD card with NOOBS installed. This gives me the ability to switch between different operating systems without any trouble. But I recently finished a project and had to move the OS from the NOOBS SD to a permanent home on a smaller SD card. Basically, I needed to move the OS created by NOOBS to a new SD card. I did find some instructions in the forums but there are a few extra steps for Arch Linux to make the process smooth. (more…)
