Raspberry Pi

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Intro

Useful Raspberry Pi Commands

Category	Command	Description
Basic Commands	sudo apt update	Update package lists.
	sudo apt upgrade	Upgrade installed packages.
	sudo reboot	Reboot the Raspberry Pi.
	sudo shutdown now	Shut down the Raspberry Pi.
Networking	hostname -I	Check IP address.
	ifconfig	View network configuration.
	ping <ip-address>	Ping a device.
	netstat -tuln	View current network connections.
File Management	ls -la	List files in the current directory.
	cd <directory>	Change directory.
	cp <source> <destination>	Copy files.
	mv <source> <destination>	Move/Rename files.
	rm <file>	Remove files.
System Information	df -h	Check disk usage.
	free -h	Check memory usage.
	uname -a	View system information.
	top	Check CPU usage.
Package Management	sudo apt install <package-name>	Install a package.
	sudo apt remove <package-name>	Remove a package.
GPIO Control	sudo apt install python3-rpi.gpio	Install RPi.GPIO library.
	python3 <script.py>	Run Python scripts for GPIO.
Other Useful Commands	ps aux	View active processes.
	man <command>	Search for a command.
	nano <file>	Edit a file.

Devices

• See Raspbery Pi 3B
• See Raspberry Pi 4B

Install an operating system

Getting started

Installing Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi

Installing Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi

• Install and open Rapberry Pi Imager v1.8.5
• Insert the microSD card and choose OS → other general purpose SO → Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS (64-bit)
  
  

• How to disable tracker on ubuntu 20.04?
• Disabling tracker globally (for all users)
  • for Ubuntu 22 LTS
    • Edit /etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-miner-fs-3.desktop file with root priviledges
      • Add Hidden=true to the end of the file

Installing ROS 2 on Raspberry Pi

https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/How-To-Guides/Installing-on-Raspberry-Pi.html

• You can now install ROS 2 using the normal binary installation instructions for Ubuntu Linux.
  • See ROS Setup

Create a Remote Connection with the Raspberry Pi on VS Code

Programming Raspberry Pi Remotely using VS Code (Remote-SSH)