Raspberry Pi / LinuxWorkshop

Ed CarrMarcus Summers

GUIGraphical User Interface

• From the command line type startx

Screen Shots

How to take screenshots on a raspberry pi

• We need to install an app for this called scrot– Type sudo apt-get –y install scrot

• The options for scrot are:

Menu

Programming

Web Browser

• Epiphany Web Browser• Alternative would be to install Iceweasel ( firefox for

raspberry pi)

File Manager(PCManFM)

Note Pad( Leafpad)

Programming with Scratch

• Scratch homepage

LibreOffice

• LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite, developed by The Document Foundation .

• The LibreOffice suite comprises programs to do word processing, spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, maintain databases, and compose mathematical formulae.

Installation of apps

• Done by command line. • Type: apt-get –y install <nameOfapp> • You must be either super user or have the

ability to use sudo.• Let’s install libreoffice!

Handling Errors

• Support for errors.– Search Internet

• Solution