I started playing around with a Raspberry Pi last year and I'm totally sold on the tiny computers. If you don't know what a Raspberry Pi is, it's just a tiny computer about the size of a pack of cigarettes that you can install various operating systems on, and run IoT devices with it too. They're not super powerful but they really are fun to use and they're super cheap. You can get a basic card for around $35.00 and a complete kit minus the keyboard, mouse, and monitor, for under $75.00. One of the coolest features is that you can plug it into an HDMI television and use it as a monitor.
The best part about Raspberry Pi is that it uses a Debian GNU/linux OS called Raspbian. I've been telling everyone I know that if you're interested in learning Linux, the R-Pi is a really great little computer to do that with. On top of that, there are all kinds of websites featuring cool tutorials, projects, and neat add-ons that you can buy for the Pi. Some of the cooler projects I've seen are based around basic robotics, home automation, entertainment centers, file sharing, and I'm currently using one for a Twitter bot, and stake mining a cryptocurrency called OKcash. Lot's of fun.
This video show's the basic install and setup of a Raspberry Pi with a program called NOOBS, that pretty much does all the complicated work of getting it set up for you.
My Linux skills have been limited to a basic install, and getting around in the system. I've recently decided to take the O.S. more seriously and become a full time user and more of a Linux hobbyist. This is a place for me to post notes, and other helpful information. The information here is centered around Fedora and KDE but I do post about other GNU/Linux distributions. You can find useful notes, book reviews, tutorials, videos, and whatever else I think will be useful for learning this O.S.
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