In the eyes of some, it’s one of the more powerful embedded boards to hit the market. The Pi definitely packs some power considering the Pi sports a 700MHz ARM 11 Core with 256MB’s of RAM and up to a 32GB SD card for storage. The Raspberry Pi is a cross between a typical embedded system, like an Arduino, and a desktop computer. General References Introduction: What is the Raspberry Pi? Optional: Install a package from the AUR the hard way: Packer WiringPi library and GPIO access, for GPIO with C or command line Install a programming environment and tools for C, make and Python Install a file manager, Thunar, and a 3D demo for testing Install internet browsers, Midori (graphical) and Links (text only) Taskbar with Tint2, Optional: System Performance with Conky Configure Openbox, themes/settings, right click menu Install the window manager Openbox and terminal Xterm Install Sound/Video Drivers (Alsa, Xorg) Install sudo and add your first user account Full system update using the package manager, pacman System Configuration – Change root password, timezone, hostname Optional: Resize SD card, for those with SD cards > 2 Gigabytes Who is this tutorial for? Why Arch Linux ARM? The End Goal – A Raspberry Pi Desktop Ready for Work or Play Contents:

To help make that happen, we have written this tutorial to assist those who might be new to the Raspberry Pi, and are considering the dive into the Arch Linux ARM distribution. Although we don’t have the Raspberry Pi in our catalog at this time, we do think it is an awesome tool for those looking to take their projects to the next level by mixing the worlds of Linux and embedded electronics. Much like the rest of the electronics community, we here at SparkFun couldn’t wait to get our hands on one.

The Raspberry Pi created quite the buzz on the internet prior to its release.

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