Pi Setup Dec 2018 - Stretch

Decided time to switch to new os and Python 3, this is more or less a log

Download ....

• Raspbian - Wikipedia Some info on versions, I took the latest from: Download Raspbian for Raspberry Pi I got RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP

Use this for install directions

• Installing operating system images - Raspberry Pi Documentation

said use etcher so that is what I plan to do.

• Etcher

Setup

at some point may want a flash drive instead of sd card

• Install & Run Raspbian from a USB Flash Drive - boost Performance

next look at:

• Raspberry Pi Hardware Guide | Raspberry Pi Learning Resources

• look at preferences from menu and enable vnc
• in preferences set the localization to yours

Update

• Before installing new application or service in Raspbian, make sure to always type this into terminal: ( if this file is on your PI use cut and paste ) This takes awhile ( perhaps an hour? )

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

You many find the following of use as well Linux Commands On Pi

later you may use

sudo apt-get clean

apt-get clean find software packages that are obsolete or not needed in your system and removes them. That results in a cleaner, more performant, and better system. That's good.

Remote Desktop VNC

• vnc -- turn on use the preferences -- if we could ssh in perhaps we could set up never using a local display, keyboard .....

Default login. Username: pi. Password: raspberry. So, type pi, enter, raspberry, enter. Unless you have changed it.

Static Ip Address

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sudo leafpad /etc/dhcpcd.conf

Scroll all the way to the bottom of the file and add one, or both of the following snippets. Depending on whether you want to set a static IP address for a wired connection or a wireless connection eth0 = wired, wlan0 = wireless. You’ll need to edit the numbers in the snippet so they match your network configuration.

• interface = This defines which network interface you are setting the configuration for.
• static ip_address = This is the IP address that you want to set your device to. (Make sure you leave the /24 at the end)
• static routers = This is the IP address of your gateway (probably the IP address or your router)
• static domain_name_servers = This is the IP address of your DNS (probably the IP address of your router). You can add multiple IP addresses here separated with a single space.

• my next Raspberry Pi 182/183 I just pasted this into the bottom of the file

interface eth0

static ip_address=192.168.0.182/24
static routers=192.168.0.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.1

interface wlan0

static ip_address=192.168.0.183/24
static routers=192.168.0.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.1

then sudo reboot to try it out - ivp 6 may be a good addition to look into

finish get wifi working

above does part of wifi, but need more -- which is to select wifi using the icon upper right of screen. May be a config file way to do it but have not found a reference that seems accurate for this os.

software installed with package manager

spyder3 arduino stuff

Share Net Drive

which samba	             

did not show samba but

sudo apt-get install samba

showed it was there -- not this time it did a big install ?? did it remove and install, the mysteries continue

>>> create mount point

sudo mkdir /mnt/share1

this gave read access

sudo mount -t  cifs -o guest  //192.168.0.170/share /mnt/share1

read write with this

sudo mount -t cifs -o username="russ",password="passwordhere",workgroup="MSHOME",file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,nobrl //192.168.0.170/share/_Source/rPi  /mnt/share1

Make automatic with fstab

https://rasspberrypi.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/mounting-and-automounting-windows-shares-on-raspberry-pi/

2.2 Password Protected Share sudo mount -t cifs -o username=yourusername,password=yourpassword //WindowsPC/share1 /mnt/mountfoldername 3. Now to check that its mounted , run the following command $ df -h

using fstab

2018 Note: cannot get this to work any more, only guest mount above, working today

1. using fstab this will let you auto mount

for nano ctrl O writes a file

sudo leafpad /etc/fstab
sudo nano    /etc/fstab            

note that fstab may be hidden file >> //192.168.0.170/share/_Source/rPi /mnt/share1 cifs user=russ,pass=<password_notin_quotes??>,_netdev 0,0

rp-cifsinfstab

this looks good for stab

mounting-and-automounting-windows-shares-on-raspberry-pi/

 # For Guest Login
     //WindowsPC/Share1 /mnt/mountfoldername cifs guest 0 0

For Password Protected Login //WindowsPC/Share1 /mnt/mountfoldername cifs username=yourusername,password=yourpassword 0 0

//192.168.0.170/share/_Source/rPi /mnt/share1 cifs user=russ,pass=squeak13,_netdev 0,0

If you make a new entry in fstab it will not auto-mount. Therefore you must reload / refresh the entries. A reboot will do this but that is not a friendly way to do it. A quick way to reload new entries in /etc/fstab (fstab) is to use the mount command:

mount -a

Updating Python3

Spyder says:You have missing dependencies!

rope >=0.9.4: None (NOK)

Please install them to avoid this message.

ImportError: No module named 'pyperclip'

ng:
sudo conda install pyperclip  -- conda not installed, on windows part of spyder, apparently not here

ok:
sudo pip install pyperclip

ok:
sudo pip3 install rope

            

Autostart

Update a file but which? Various suggestions include

• sudo leafpad ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart would be a new file on my system, this may be outdated

• sudo leafpad ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart does exist so I will try it. -- and it worked added "python3 /home/pi/autoexec.py"
• - by editing /etc/rc.local in my case the line added looks like this: su - pi -c kodi -- I have not tried this

since i cannot get fstab to work this is where I do my share

clone for further use

pi now has a utility for this that is supposed to even go from a large sd to a smaller one ( as long as the stuff fits )

• Clone your micro SD directly on RPi – PiShop Blog