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You should follow this guide regardless as to whether you have bought (or are going to buy) the Raspberry PI B+ or the Raspberry PI 2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWho Is The Raspberry PI For?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThere are so many uses for the Raspberry PI that it is hard to define one single user but here are a few reasons to get one:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGreat for children and teenagers to learn how to use computers and create their own programs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGreat for children and teenagers who have an interest in electronics\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used for a web kiosk in a cafe, small bed and breakfast, guest house or hotel\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used for digital signage in small outlets such as local shops\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used to run XBMC to turn your television into a media centre\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used to run games emulators for retro gaming\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used as a small file server, web server or print server\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan be used to download large files from the internet\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn the coming weeks I will explore some of these concepts.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Equipment Do You Need?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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(either built into your computer or available for purchase).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you need to buy an SD card reader you might be better off buying an SD card with NOOBS pre-installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EThe Raspberry PI\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=B00T2U7R7I\u0026amp;asins=B00T2U7R7I\u0026amp;linkId=MTIXXM7WCDVYQDJF\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"\u003EYou will of course need a Raspberry PI 2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis little computer is fantastic. There are other single board computers out there and they all claim to be better than the Raspberry PI because they either provide more memory, a better chip or some other unique selling point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe beauty of the Raspberry PI is how much you get for so little money.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust £29.99.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EWIFI Dongle\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=B00GRYQAXE\u0026amp;asins=B00GRYQAXE\u0026amp;linkId=Q6NRGYVQVRDRRYS3\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; 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width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"\u003EA case isn't 100% necessary but if you are using the Raspberry PI as a media centre or for retro gaming it will certainly look better than a small circuit board with lots of protruding cables.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you use your Raspberry PI for electronics then the case might get in the way when trying to connect breadboards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA case will help however to keep dust off the Raspberry PI.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EPowered Hub\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=B001GXR6XO\u0026amp;asins=B001GXR6XO\u0026amp;linkId=M4HTXWMJA3Z7C5PE\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"\u003EThe Raspberry PI 2 consumes less power than the original Raspberry PI but you will almost certainly need a powered USB hub.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEverything you plug in to the Raspberry PI's USB ports draws power and it doesn't take much to stop your little computer in its tracks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy using a powered USB hub you can add bluetooth dongles and even an external USB hard drive without crashing the Raspberry PI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is pretty much an essential requirement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EPower Supply\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=B00MTX9GD8\u0026amp;asins=B00MTX9GD8\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\u0026amp;linkId=HSYVR654GMUA7YWU\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"padding-left: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"\u003EYou will need a power supply in order to make the Raspberry PI 2 work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBe very careful when buying a power supply and make sure that it is designed to work with the Raspberry PI 2 otherwise you might fry the board.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFormatting The SD Card\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: Skip this section if you bought an SD card with NOOBS pre-installed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThat last section was longer than I intended it to be. Hopefully you have what you need in order to set up and use your Raspberry PI.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo actually get started however you will need to put NOOBs onto the SD Card.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cfjkHa0Vl9c\/VQ3pP4_xJxI\/AAAAAAAAII8\/tAylJE6SjGs\/s1600\/sdcardformatter2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cfjkHa0Vl9c\/VQ3pP4_xJxI\/AAAAAAAAII8\/tAylJE6SjGs\/s1600\/sdcardformatter2.PNG\" height=\"344\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBefore you can put NOOBS onto the SD card you will need to format it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EInsert the SD card into your SD card reader. (If you are using an external card reader connect the reader to your computer).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis guide assumes you are using Windows to format the drive.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EVisit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sdcard.org\/downloads\/formatter_4\/eula_windows\/index.html\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.sdcard.org\/downloads\/formatter_4\/eula_windows\/index.html\u003C\/a\u003E, read the agreement and click \"Accept\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZKdPA9sY7u0\/VQ3qORIoBgI\/AAAAAAAAIJE\/BxTRAb0nXC4\/s1600\/sdcardformatter3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZKdPA9sY7u0\/VQ3qORIoBgI\/AAAAAAAAIJE\/BxTRAb0nXC4\/s1600\/sdcardformatter3.PNG\" height=\"243\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe SD Formatting software will be downloaded to your downloads folder. Open the downloads folder and double click on the SDFormatter zip file.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the zip file opens double click on the Setup file.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA welcome screen will appear. Click \"Next\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RbV5visZqV8\/VQ3qk-yU1II\/AAAAAAAAIJM\/Hiz5-PfEjE0\/s1600\/sdcardformatter4.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RbV5visZqV8\/VQ3qk-yU1II\/AAAAAAAAIJM\/Hiz5-PfEjE0\/s1600\/sdcardformatter4.PNG\" height=\"243\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe second screen asks you to choose where to install the SDFormatter.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EUnless you wish to change the default folder click \"Next\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-D-8mVi2YT7M\/VQ3rKc_U_6I\/AAAAAAAAIJU\/jSIq6polM04\/s1600\/sdcardformatter5.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-D-8mVi2YT7M\/VQ3rKc_U_6I\/AAAAAAAAIJU\/jSIq6polM04\/s1600\/sdcardformatter5.PNG\" height=\"243\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFinally you are ready to install the software.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"Install\" and answer yes to any question that asks whether you are sure or you need to give permission to install the software.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0vxDkbPODu8\/VQ3rcvzr3YI\/AAAAAAAAIJc\/ageVT3J3U2w\/s1600\/sdcardformatter6.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0vxDkbPODu8\/VQ3rcvzr3YI\/AAAAAAAAIJc\/ageVT3J3U2w\/s1600\/sdcardformatter6.PNG\" height=\"239\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAn icon should appear on your desktop for the SD Formatter.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDouble click on the icon and this screen will appear.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAdd a volume label and click the \"Option\" button.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zByI3PA9b7w\/VQ3ruwHyf1I\/AAAAAAAAIJk\/mp2ddwCyQr0\/s1600\/sdcardformatter7.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zByI3PA9b7w\/VQ3ruwHyf1I\/AAAAAAAAIJk\/mp2ddwCyQr0\/s1600\/sdcardformatter7.PNG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMake sure the format type is \"quick\" and that the format size adjustment is set to \"On\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"OK\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-T4TW4EvVn-Q\/VQ3r8xNGwaI\/AAAAAAAAIJs\/-a5yFbcvCYE\/s1600\/sdcardformatter8.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-T4TW4EvVn-Q\/VQ3r8xNGwaI\/AAAAAAAAIJs\/-a5yFbcvCYE\/s1600\/sdcardformatter8.PNG\" height=\"211\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen you return to the main screen click the \"Format\" button.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe SD Card will be formatted and a screen will appear telling you that the process is complete.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstall NOOBS To The SD Card\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QmOPOIuJ7DA\/VQ3tX1Jw7xI\/AAAAAAAAIJ8\/dzHqbrdJPOc\/s1600\/noobs2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QmOPOIuJ7DA\/VQ3tX1Jw7xI\/AAAAAAAAIJ8\/dzHqbrdJPOc\/s1600\/noobs2.PNG\" height=\"448\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENavigate to the downloads folder and open the NOOBS zip file by double clicking on it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgN9bdtcW6U\/VQ3tzW0Mu_I\/AAAAAAAAIKE\/taC_HRqZ0A8\/s1600\/noobs3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgN9bdtcW6U\/VQ3tzW0Mu_I\/AAAAAAAAIKE\/taC_HRqZ0A8\/s1600\/noobs3.PNG\" height=\"237\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick the \"Extract All\" button to extract all of the files.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou can choose the location where the files are extracted to.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAt this stage it is worth sticking with the defaults.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"Extract\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qvVrd2WTMZg\/VQ3uIw-zehI\/AAAAAAAAIKM\/c43UWGIN6ck\/s1600\/noobs5.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qvVrd2WTMZg\/VQ3uIw-zehI\/AAAAAAAAIKM\/c43UWGIN6ck\/s1600\/noobs5.PNG\" height=\"224\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGo to the extracted folder containing the NOOBS files and press CTRL and A to select all of the files.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow drag the selected files to the drive letter assigned to the SD card.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOpen the SD card and make sure the files have copied correctly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESet Up The Raspberry PI Using NOOBS\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-y_vSEkVuBH4\/VQ3u57-GH4I\/AAAAAAAAIKU\/VuciG3StDqw\/s1600\/20150321_195841.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-y_vSEkVuBH4\/VQ3u57-GH4I\/AAAAAAAAIKU\/VuciG3StDqw\/s1600\/20150321_195841.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI apologise for the quality of the images for this bit but they are direct camera shots of the Raspberry PI connected to a monitor as there is no internet connectivity at this stage.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EInsert the SD card into your Raspberry PI. (Don't bother enclosing the Raspberry PI in a case at this stage in case the image has been copied incorrectly).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMake sure that you have a USB keyboard and mouse connected via the USB ports on the Raspberry PI and add a WIFI dongle or an ethernet cable from the PI to your router.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPower up the Raspberry PI. A screen should appear as shown above with an option to install Raspbian.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ECheck the box and click the \"Install\" button.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA message will appear telling you that your SD card will be overwritten with the Raspbian software. Click \"Yes\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eF4M572-IZk\/VQ3wc12gOoI\/AAAAAAAAIKg\/RKkBU8EEYB8\/s1600\/20150321_195939.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eF4M572-IZk\/VQ3wc12gOoI\/AAAAAAAAIKg\/RKkBU8EEYB8\/s1600\/20150321_195939.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe files required to run Raspbian will be extracted to the SD card.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe process takes between 15 and 20 minutes.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA message will appear stating the OSes have installed successfully.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Cz13WrhSjGE\/VQ3yuhwnK1I\/AAAAAAAAIKs\/qwFA3pdpKjw\/s1600\/20150321_201301.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Cz13WrhSjGE\/VQ3yuhwnK1I\/AAAAAAAAIKs\/qwFA3pdpKjw\/s1600\/20150321_201301.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter pressing OK the Raspberry PI will reboot into a config screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs you are using NOOBS you will not need to choose option 1 as the file system will automatically be expanded.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou should however change the password for the PI. Select option 2 and press return on the keyboard.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA message will be displayed saying that you will be asked for a new password. Press OK to continue. The request for the new password will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen. Enter the password, press return and repeat the password when asked to do so. Press return again.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QqdiTAy-tsM\/VQ30g9AKMhI\/AAAAAAAAIK4\/TsHX-xBIPYs\/s1600\/20150321_201404.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QqdiTAy-tsM\/VQ30g9AKMhI\/AAAAAAAAIK4\/TsHX-xBIPYs\/s1600\/20150321_201404.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou can choose whether the Raspberry PI boots to the command line or a desktop operating system. You can also request for the PI to boot straight to SCRATCH which is a game programming environment aimed at kids.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy default the system boots to the command line. If you require a graphical user interface choose option 3 and press return.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you need to change the language or keyboard layout choose option 4.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you have a Raspberry PI camera choose option 5 to enable the camera module.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOption 6 lets you add your Raspberry PI to a global map showing all of the places where the Raspberry PI is being used.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the original Raspberry PI was released you almost had to overclock it in order to be able to use it properly. The Raspberry PI 2 has 1 gigabyte of RAM which isn't massive but the requirement to overclock has diminished slightly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOverclocking provides a small amount of risk and it can reduce the lifespan of your Raspberry PI. If you find that you can't use the PI for what you want to use it for then consider overclocking the device.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo finish the setup press the tab key until the \"Finish\" option is selected and press return.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERaspbian\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1NIYf-HaoX8\/VQ32KGwVO8I\/AAAAAAAAILE\/tE_1d72tYiw\/s1600\/20150321_201555.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1NIYf-HaoX8\/VQ32KGwVO8I\/AAAAAAAAILE\/tE_1d72tYiw\/s1600\/20150321_201555.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter clicking \"Finish\" you will be asked to reboot the PI.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA loading screen will appear and eventually you will get to the main desktop.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThere is a single panel at the top with icons for the menu, web browser, file manager and terminal.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA full review of Raspbian and the Raspberry PI 2 will be coming shortly so I won't go much further than that at this stage.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe last thing I am going to focus on in this article is connecting to the internet.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EConnecting To The Internet\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-z-edCs1k-2w\/VQ33K3yhjcI\/AAAAAAAAILQ\/WCGg9kpH37w\/s1600\/20150321_201614.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-z-edCs1k-2w\/VQ33K3yhjcI\/AAAAAAAAILQ\/WCGg9kpH37w\/s1600\/20150321_201614.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you have a wired internet connection via the ethernet port then you can browse the web from the PI by clicking on the icon next to the menu icon.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis section deals with setting up a wireless connection.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick on the menu and choose \"Preferences\" and then \"WIFI Configuration\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_9XsIMz7OY4\/VQ33xAHGIpI\/AAAAAAAAILY\/FYv_Myx0B3A\/s1600\/20150321_201632.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_9XsIMz7OY4\/VQ33xAHGIpI\/AAAAAAAAILY\/FYv_Myx0B3A\/s1600\/20150321_201632.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe GUI for setting up WIFI isn't particularly user friendly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPress the \"Scan\" button.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YP5UWfwMVVc\/VQ3457FqBpI\/AAAAAAAAILk\/CkcM6DSxvFg\/s1600\/20150321_201649.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YP5UWfwMVVc\/VQ3457FqBpI\/AAAAAAAAILk\/CkcM6DSxvFg\/s1600\/20150321_201649.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA list of wireless networks will appear.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDouble click on the one you wish to connect to.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OYzT1OIrUXU\/VQ35cWQ9D_I\/AAAAAAAAILs\/__FL2eRzh0w\/s1600\/20150321_201716.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-OYzT1OIrUXU\/VQ35cWQ9D_I\/AAAAAAAAILs\/__FL2eRzh0w\/s1600\/20150321_201716.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"180\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou will now need to enter your security key.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe screen used for this is fairly large and encompasses all encryption methods and authentication types.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs you can see from the screenshot, to connect to a WPA Personal network all you have to do is enter your security key into the PSK box and click \"Add\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wbbK6vi6OXQ\/VQ36DMHKZCI\/AAAAAAAAIL0\/N4neYXt62H0\/s1600\/20150321_201748.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wbbK6vi6OXQ\/VQ36DMHKZCI\/AAAAAAAAIL0\/N4neYXt62H0\/s1600\/20150321_201748.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYour internet connection should now be set up and you should see a status of completed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter you have set up a network once you can connect to it on subsequent occasions by selecting it from the network dropdown list.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClicking \"Connect\" connects you to the internet.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFurther Reading\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/03\/connect-to-raspberry-pi-from-hp.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EConnect To The Raspberry PI From The HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/07\/bored-of-your-raspberry-pi-you-just.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBored Of Your Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/02\/the-big-book-of-raspberry-pi.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Big Book Of Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/02\/set-up-wordpress-site-on-raspberry-pi.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESet Up A Wordpress Site On the Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/08\/hey-raspberry-pi-where-is-my-cat.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHey Raspberry PI Where's My Cat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/06\/connecting-to-raspberry-pi-from-outside.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EConnect To The Raspberry PI From The Outside World\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/06\/setting-up-personal-web-server-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESet Up A Personal Web Server On The Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/02\/connecting-via-vnc-to-raspberry-pi-from.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EConnect To The Raspberry PI Using VNC From An Android Tablet\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/01\/everyday-linux-user-guide-to-installing.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow To Install Applications Using The Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/01\/everyday-linux-user-guide-to-setting-up.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA Guide To Setting Up The Internet Using The Raspberry PI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI hope you found this guide useful. I will be writing further guides in the coming weeks including taking a look at Scratch and the GPIO functions of the Raspberry PI.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThankyou for reading.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/6792189105595898146\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/03\/setting-up-raspberry-pi-2.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6792189105595898146"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6792189105595898146"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/03\/setting-up-raspberry-pi-2.html","title":"Setting Up The Raspberry PI 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uOvqP_fI5D0\/VQ3bK5bosDI\/AAAAAAAAIIo\/LHuKZpxfMnU\/s72-c\/20150321_123924.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-6972451064622810558"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-23T21:43:00.000+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-26T22:04:44.923+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"install guide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lxle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Speed Up That Old Netbook With LXLE"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003ELXLE stands for Lubuntu Xtra Life Extension.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you probably know Lubuntu is a lightweight Linux distribution that breathes life into older computers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe purpose of LXLE is to take Lubuntu and add packages and options to make it more useful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on data for the past 6 months, LXLE is proving to be more popular than Lubuntu and is currently the 10th most popular distribution on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.distrowatch.org\/\"\u003EDistrowatch\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELXLE isn't really a distribution in its own right but a respin taking the Lubuntu LTS base and adding value to it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis article shows you how to download LXLE and how to install it on an old laptop, desktop computer or netbook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow To Get LXLE\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kiYnppNmmrg\/VOuTV8454zI\/AAAAAAAAH3Q\/1jxmLCcYuww\/s1600\/lxlewebsite.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kiYnppNmmrg\/VOuTV8454zI\/AAAAAAAAH3Q\/1jxmLCcYuww\/s1600\/lxlewebsite.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EYou can download an image of LXLE by visiting \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lxle.net\/download\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/lxle.net\/download\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first thing you need to do is choose the version of LXLE you wish to download. The options are as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELXLE 14.04.1 64-bit direct download\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELXLE 14.04.1 64-bit torrent\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELXLE 12.04.5 32-bit direct download\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELXLE 12.04.5 32-bit torrent\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EYou will also be required to either enter the words into the solvemedia box provided or answer a question.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis will take you to a sourceforge page and your download will begin. I found the download to be quite slow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ECreating A USB Drive\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zsw3UJZnjb4\/VOuVKwXMxfI\/AAAAAAAAH3c\/2C-sOZZoWj4\/s1600\/universalusbwebsite.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zsw3UJZnjb4\/VOuVKwXMxfI\/AAAAAAAAH3c\/2C-sOZZoWj4\/s1600\/universalusbwebsite.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will need a blank USB drive in order to follow this section.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInsert the USB drive into your computer and then visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pendrivelinux.com\/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.pendrivelinux.com\/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETowards the bottom of the page you will see a box with the title \"Download UUI\". Click on this button. Make sure you don't accidentally click any of the other green install boxes as they are used to install completely differently applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oFAeu07W7GA\/VOuV2NheZ_I\/AAAAAAAAH3k\/_5sZPG4ubZE\/s1600\/uui1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oFAeu07W7GA\/VOuV2NheZ_I\/AAAAAAAAH3k\/_5sZPG4ubZE\/s1600\/uui1.PNG\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWhen the download is complete double click on the downloaded file.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA license agreement will appear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"I Agree\" to get to the main application.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u29bzQhilbM\/VOuWIPmlTJI\/AAAAAAAAH3s\/2Ra_TkAGqWc\/s1600\/uui2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-u29bzQhilbM\/VOuWIPmlTJI\/AAAAAAAAH3s\/2Ra_TkAGqWc\/s1600\/uui2.PNG\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe actual GUI for the Universal USB Installer has 4 steps built into one screen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first step requires you to choose the Linux distribution you wish to install to your USB drive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESelect LXLE Desktop. Click on the Browse button and navigate to the downloaded LXLE ISO image.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn step 3 check the box to show all drives and choose the USB drive you wish to install LXLE to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: Make sure you choose the correct drive otherwise you may accidentally lose important data\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck the \"We will format as Fat32\" checkbox so that it has a tick in it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Create\" to continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: You can make the drive persistent by dragging the slider across. This means any changes you make whilst using the USB in live mode will be saved for future sessions.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l0lYRzbPRyc\/VOuW-qWzp0I\/AAAAAAAAH34\/Z_CcdGQqDZ0\/s1600\/uui3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l0lYRzbPRyc\/VOuW-qWzp0I\/AAAAAAAAH34\/Z_CcdGQqDZ0\/s1600\/uui3.PNG\" height=\"261\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA message will appear telling you what is about to happen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMake sure you have chosen the correct drive and that you are happy to continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you are ready to go click \"Yes\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELXLE will now be extracted to the USB drive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERestart your computer and leave the USB drive plugged in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA menu will appear with an option to \"Try LXLE\". Select this option and press return.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBuying an LXLE USB Drive or DVD\u003C\/h2\u003EIf you don't have a blank USB drive then you either buy one from your local store or you can buy a USB drive with LXLE already installed to it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.osdisc.com\/products\/lxle?affiliate=everydaylinuxuser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.osdisc.com\/products\/lxle?affiliate=everydaylinuxuser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here to buy an LXLE USB drive\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow To Install LXLE\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TgXq90Lw0tU\/VOuXhJTRn7I\/AAAAAAAAH4A\/eOlni05H4hI\/s1600\/livedesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TgXq90Lw0tU\/VOuXhJTRn7I\/AAAAAAAAH4A\/eOlni05H4hI\/s1600\/livedesktop.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHopefully you should have a screen similar to the one above.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick on the icon in the top left corner with the caption \"Install LXLE 14.04.1\" (or 12.04.5 if 32-bit).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BelGF53oauk\/VOuXyAUbFrI\/AAAAAAAAH4I\/zwa5MPQuECE\/s1600\/install1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BelGF53oauk\/VOuXyAUbFrI\/AAAAAAAAH4I\/zwa5MPQuECE\/s1600\/install1.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe first thing to do is choose your installation language.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnless you feel like a challenge I would go for your native language. In my case English worked well as my grasp of Estonian is a little off kilter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you have selected your language click \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qvhSsXvpLbk\/VOuYEWtfeSI\/AAAAAAAAH4Q\/C2wlNTfobts\/s1600\/install2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qvhSsXvpLbk\/VOuYEWtfeSI\/AAAAAAAAH4Q\/C2wlNTfobts\/s1600\/install2.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe next step is to choose whether to connect to the internet or not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have a slow internet connection I would choose not to connect at this stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--J11bfWFC1E\/VOuYbOFoYxI\/AAAAAAAAH4Y\/TmgzmWiqGGQ\/s1600\/install3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--J11bfWFC1E\/VOuYbOFoYxI\/AAAAAAAAH4Y\/TmgzmWiqGGQ\/s1600\/install3.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA list of pre-requisites will now appear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou need to be connected to the internet, have 7.5 gigabytes of space and be connected to a power source.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EActually the only one of those you really absolutely need is to have 7.5 gigabytes of space.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeing connected to the internet makes it possible to download updates on the fly and a power source is only needed if you are using a desktop computer. I suppose strictly speaking a laptop needs some form of power source but it's battery suffices.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMake sure you have enough battery to last until the installation is finished or plug your computer in. It takes about 20 minutes to install LXLE on an old netbook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENote that there is a box that asks whether you want to install third party tools which enable you to play Flash videos and listen to MP3s. It is worth ticking this box. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tOFBSBChySI\/VOuZEZgV2oI\/AAAAAAAAH4k\/qtcl8v9NBy4\/s1600\/install4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tOFBSBChySI\/VOuZEZgV2oI\/AAAAAAAAH4k\/qtcl8v9NBy4\/s1600\/install4.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EYour next screen may appear to be slightly different to mine at this stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy computer had Peppermint 5 on it. Yours will either have Windows or the Linux distribution you are using on the device.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBasically there will be options to install alongside the current operating system, replace the current operating system with LXLE or something else.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESelect the \"Replace \u0026lt;current operating system\u0026gt; with LXLE\" option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will notice that there are a couple of other options available.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEncrypting the LXLE partition is useful if you keep any sort of sensitive data on your computer and you are worried about the device being stolen. This is of course particularly useful if you are using a laptop or netbook which is more likely to go missing than a desktop computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI will be looking into the LVM option during a later tutorial but for reference purposes visit the following site.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Logical_Volume_Manager_%28Linux%29\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Logical_Volume_Manager_%28Linux%29\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you have selected the installation type click continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TXYxdPqU0xM\/VOuanlVcU-I\/AAAAAAAAH4w\/j08pA5oIVC8\/s1600\/install5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TXYxdPqU0xM\/VOuanlVcU-I\/AAAAAAAAH4w\/j08pA5oIVC8\/s1600\/install5.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA summary screen will appear stating what is about to happen to your drive and the drive that is going to be used.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Install Now\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: This is the point of no return, make sure you are happy to continue.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-62ZgJIEM0sc\/VOubCGkS07I\/AAAAAAAAH44\/oyFMjGPh0BE\/s1600\/install6.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-62ZgJIEM0sc\/VOubCGkS07I\/AAAAAAAAH44\/oyFMjGPh0BE\/s1600\/install6.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAlmost there now. Just three more steps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose your timezone by clicking on the map.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ocQw5WLN5Ag\/VOubPMk5bGI\/AAAAAAAAH5A\/Vm464T95qWM\/s1600\/install7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ocQw5WLN5Ag\/VOubPMk5bGI\/AAAAAAAAH5A\/Vm464T95qWM\/s1600\/install7.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENow select your keyboard layout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the left pane choose the keyboard's language and in the right pane choose the number of keys and physical layout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K01Odha3cH4\/VOubdSv6zMI\/AAAAAAAAH5I\/WHuFJL9qUjY\/s1600\/install8.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K01Odha3cH4\/VOubdSv6zMI\/AAAAAAAAH5I\/WHuFJL9qUjY\/s1600\/install8.png\" height=\"186\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe final installation step is to create a default user.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter your name into the box provided and give your computer a name to identify it on a home network.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose a username and enter a password to be associated with the username. (Repeat it in the box provided).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can now choose whether to allow your computer to login automatically or require a user to login. I would always recommend the latter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is another checkbox provided enabling you to choose to encrypt your home folder.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hSgK5LBXDUY\/VOucUfF5o6I\/AAAAAAAAH5U\/lWmobMEjdVs\/s1600\/install9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hSgK5LBXDUY\/VOucUfF5o6I\/AAAAAAAAH5U\/lWmobMEjdVs\/s1600\/install9.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe files will now be copied to your computer and the system will be installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA message will appear when the installation is complete asking whether you want to restart the computer or continue testing LXLE.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose the \"Restart your computer\" option and when the computer begins to reboot remove the USB drive. (Don't remove the USB drive too early).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003EYour computer should now be running LXLE and if you have ever used Lubuntu you will begin to appreciate the advantages that LXLE brings to the table.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor those of you new to Linux altogether my next article is going to be a full review of LXLE.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThankyou for reading.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EReader's Suggestion\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003EI received this email with a suggestion for how to use the default users screen and how to add subsequent users and logins.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003EVery nice.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003EOn the final installation step (Who Are You?) screen, I       would recommend creating a \"SysAdmin\" account there rather than a       single default \"User Account\".\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003EAfter install completes, you can       then login as SysAdmin to create one or more \"User Accounts (via \u003Cb\u003ESystem         Tools\/Users and Groups\u003C\/b\u003E)\". At that same time, change\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E each Account's\u003C\/span\u003E default \u003Cb\u003E\"Account         type\"\u003C\/b\u003E (i.e. SysAdmin account to \u003Cb\u003E\"Administrator\"\u003C\/b\u003E and       each User Account Name to \u003Cb\u003E\"Desktop user\"\u003C\/b\u003E). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt will be       important later to separate the more-privileged \"SysAdmin\"       activities from the more-restricted daily \"User Account\"       activities. Just something we need to do these days to help       protect ourselves from bad things happening. That cautionary       approach applies equally well to a Netbook, notebook, laptop or       desktop PCs.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003EI agree with your positive assessment of the LXLE distribution. I       have installed on several different PCs with success on every       attempt.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThankyou Dennis K for this suggestion.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/6972451064622810558\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-speed-up-that-old-netbook-with.html#comment-form","title":"4 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Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kiYnppNmmrg\/VOuTV8454zI\/AAAAAAAAH3Q\/1jxmLCcYuww\/s72-c\/lxlewebsite.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-6634959437576004687"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-09T23:57:00.001+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-04T23:21:21.568+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chromebook"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Install Minecraft On The HP Chromebook"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI have been reworking one of the more popular articles on the site which shows \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to install Ubuntu and Minecraft on the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe aim was to streamline the guide to make the steps easier to follow, cutting out the details of the command line switches and to just provide the necessary commands to get Ubuntu and Minecraft up and running.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe new guide is in three parts:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/create-recovery-media-for-hp-chromebook.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow to create a recovery drive for the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-hp-chromebook.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow to install Ubuntu on the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow to install Minecraft on the HP Chromebook (This guide)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstalling Minecraft\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe steps required to run Minecraft in Ubuntu are much easier than before and there is not much that is special about installing Minecraft within Ubuntu on the Chromebook.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMake sure you are running Ubuntu and open a terminal by pressing the following key combination:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ T\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the command window enter the following commands:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps\/minecraft-installer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo apt-get update\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo apt-get install minecraft-installer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThe process is fairly quick and takes about a minute at the most.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou should at this point be able to run Minecraft from the Dash within Ubuntu but I noticed that Minecraft didn't appear as an option straight away. I had to restart Ubuntu to get Minecraft to appear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/fl\/Learn-Ubuntu-The-Unity-Dash.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here for a guide to the Unity Dash\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tzY6ARNWgxA\/VNlIINoIBGI\/AAAAAAAAH1o\/9QZ-VLhtM90\/s1600\/minecraft.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Unity Dash With Minecraft\" border=\"0\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tzY6ARNWgxA\/VNlIINoIBGI\/AAAAAAAAH1o\/9QZ-VLhtM90\/s1600\/minecraft.png\" title=\"Unity Dash With Minecraft\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUnity Dash\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-AFELf7ean20\/VNlIZpdGgHI\/AAAAAAAAH1w\/r9-owmz0mBw\/s1600\/minecraft2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Minecraft On HP Chromebook\" border=\"0\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-AFELf7ean20\/VNlIZpdGgHI\/AAAAAAAAH1w\/r9-owmz0mBw\/s1600\/minecraft2.png\" title=\"Minecraft On HP Chromebook\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMinecraft On HP Chromebook\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003EAs you can see installing Minecraft is much easier than it used to be.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have any questions feel free to use the comments section below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIssues\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESome people are reporting issues with the line:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:minecraft-installer-peeps\/minecraft-installer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you are receiving an error with add-apt-repository run the following command first\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe solution to this issue was taken from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifeonubuntu.com\/ubuntu-missing-add-apt-repository-command\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/lifeonubuntu.com\/ubuntu-missing-add-apt-repository-command\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/6634959437576004687\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-minecraft-on-hp.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6634959437576004687"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6634959437576004687"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-minecraft-on-hp.html","title":"How To Install Minecraft On The HP Chromebook"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tzY6ARNWgxA\/VNlIINoIBGI\/AAAAAAAAH1o\/9QZ-VLhtM90\/s72-c\/minecraft.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-2047003658697199792"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-09T23:24:00.000+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-09T23:59:22.057+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chromebook"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Install Ubuntu On The HP Chromebook"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOne of the most popular articles on this site shows \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to install Ubuntu and Minecraft on the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESome people have found the guide difficult to follow and so I have decided to rework it and I also retested all the steps to make sure they work correctly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis guide shows how to install Ubuntu with the Unity desktop on a HP Chromebook using Crouton.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI have cut out any waffle and I have left out all of the other switches that you can use with Crouton so that this is a basic streamlined approach to installing Ubuntu and Unity.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFeel free to read the original guide if you would prefer to try out different desktop environments or Debian.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ECreate Recovery Media\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBefore you begin make sure that you have created recovery media in case everything goes wrong.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/create-recovery-media-for-hp-chromebook.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here for a guide to creating recovery media on for the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESwitch To Developer Mode\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBookmark this page (CTRL + D)\u0026nbsp;or send a link to your email as the next step will place your Chromebook into developer mode.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo enter developer mode press the following key combination:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003EEsc\u0026nbsp;+ Refresh\u0026nbsp;+ Power Button\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E(The refresh button is the 4th button from the left at the top and looks like a curly arrow).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibwiDWozdeY\/VNk3FCiAydI\/AAAAAAAAH0o\/fkBpZ0oTJSs\/s1600\/developermode1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Enter Recovery Mode On HP Chromebook\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibwiDWozdeY\/VNk3FCiAydI\/AAAAAAAAH0o\/fkBpZ0oTJSs\/s1600\/developermode1.jpg\" height=\"154\" title=\"Enter Recovery Mode On HP Chromebook\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnter Recovery Mode On HP Chromebook\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDon't panic when the screen above appears. This is part of the process. Simply enter the following key combination to enter developer mode:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ D\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EA message will appear stating that you are about to enter developer mode and that this voids your warranty. This is why you need to create a recovery drive first.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are happy to continue press the enter key.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--dRS2LiAyBM\/VNk3p1abcaI\/AAAAAAAAH0w\/kTBE_q68Wi8\/s1600\/developermode2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Enter Developer Mode On HP Chromebook\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--dRS2LiAyBM\/VNk3p1abcaI\/AAAAAAAAH0w\/kTBE_q68Wi8\/s1600\/developermode2.jpg\" height=\"119\" title=\"Enter Developer Mode On HP Chromebook\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnter Developer Mode On HP Chromebook\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe computer will now enter developer mode and it can take quite a while to do so. (Approximately 30 - 40 minutes).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the process is complete you will see the following screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pf6JhUmzjd4\/VNk4N9tcJ4I\/AAAAAAAAH04\/5AwprPFOxjE\/s1600\/developermode3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Developer Mode \" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pf6JhUmzjd4\/VNk4N9tcJ4I\/AAAAAAAAH04\/5AwprPFOxjE\/s1600\/developermode3.jpg\" title=\"Developer Mode \" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDeveloper Mode\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEvery time you start your Chromebook using the power button the above screen will appear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENOTE: Always press CTRL\u0026nbsp;+ D to get past this screen.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENOTE ALSO: You will be required to set up your internet connection and enter your user details the first time you use the Chromebook in developer mode.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDownload Crouton\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo install Ubuntu on the HP Chromebook you will need to download a script called Crouton.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/fd3zc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here to download Crouton\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstall Ubuntu Using Crouton\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOpen the Chrome browser and press the following key combination:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ T\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-f7Yc2hpe5j4\/VNk5YDOs3PI\/AAAAAAAAH1E\/uB3-kYWwyRA\/s1600\/crosh.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Crosh Shell\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-f7Yc2hpe5j4\/VNk5YDOs3PI\/AAAAAAAAH1E\/uB3-kYWwyRA\/s1600\/crosh.png\" height=\"144\" title=\"Crosh Shell\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECrosh Shell\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EA terminal window will open.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ENow enter the following command into the window to switch to a command shell:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eshell\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nud8WqJhu1I\/VNk6IbzJhsI\/AAAAAAAAH1M\/QSic1z21Wuw\/s1600\/shell.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Command Shell\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nud8WqJhu1I\/VNk6IbzJhsI\/AAAAAAAAH1M\/QSic1z21Wuw\/s1600\/shell.png\" height=\"164\" title=\"Command Shell\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECommand Shell\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo install Ubuntu with the Unity desktop enter the following command:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo sh -e ~\/Downloads\/crouton -r trusty -t unity -e\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am not going to go into too much detail about the command.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease read the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eoriginal guide to installing Ubuntu on the HP Chromebook \u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to find out about all the switches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll you really need to know is that the above command installs Ubuntu 14.04, which is the LTS version, with the Unity desktop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow long this process takes depends on your internet connection speed. It took about 45 minutes on my Chromebook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the script is near the end you will be asked to enter the name of a user to be associated with Ubuntu and a password. This will be your login information for Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENOTE: To get back to Chrome after Ubuntu starts press CTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ LEFT ARROW \u003Cbr \/\u003E(The left arrow is the one next to the ESC button at the top).\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EWhen the installation is complete you will be back at the command prompt. To start Ubuntu enter the following command:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo startunity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESetting Up Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GWRdwjmcI70\/VNk9D3QC2sI\/AAAAAAAAH1Y\/796SGdD0iBo\/s1600\/unity1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ubuntu On The HP Chromebook\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GWRdwjmcI70\/VNk9D3QC2sI\/AAAAAAAAH1Y\/796SGdD0iBo\/s1600\/unity1.png\" height=\"358\" title=\"Ubuntu On The HP Chromebook\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUbuntu On The HP Chromebook\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is the section that really improves on the previous guide as it shows how to get Ubuntu to be just like the Ubuntu you would install on a normal laptop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you can see from the screenshot above, this is a barebones Ubuntu and Unity install. There are no applications installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo set up Ubuntu properly open up a terminal window by using the following key combination:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ T\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EA terminal window will open.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow enter the following command into the window:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EEnter your password when asked to do so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll of the files required for Ubuntu will now be downloaded, extracted and installed. Again this can take some time depending on your internet connection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERestart Ubuntu to see the changes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EStarting Ubuntu On Subsequent Boots Of The Chromebook\u003C\/h2\u003EWhenever you start the Chromebook from a powered off position you will find yourself at the following screen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pf6JhUmzjd4\/VNk4N9tcJ4I\/AAAAAAAAH04\/5AwprPFOxjE\/s1600\/developermode3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"HP Chromebook In Developer Mode\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pf6JhUmzjd4\/VNk4N9tcJ4I\/AAAAAAAAH04\/5AwprPFOxjE\/s1600\/developermode3.jpg\" title=\"HP Chromebook In Developer Mode\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHP Chromebook In Developer Mode\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPress \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ D \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eto enter ChromeOS.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFrom ChromeOS open a Chrome browser window and press \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ T \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eto open a terminal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EEnter \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Eshell \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Einto the terminal window to reach a command shell.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFinally type \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Esudo startunity \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eto start Ubuntu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EImportant Key Commands\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EPress \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ LEFT \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eto get back to ChromeOS from within Ubuntu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EPress \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ RIGHT \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Efollowed by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003ECTRL\u0026nbsp;+ ALT\u0026nbsp;+ REFRESH \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eto switch back to Ubuntu from ChromeOS.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENOTE: The left arrow is the one next to the escape key on the top row of keys and the right arrow key is the one next to it.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESummary\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHopefully this guide will make it easier for people to install Ubuntu on the HP Chromebook.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs usual, feel free to use the comments section below if you need further guidance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstalling Minecraft On The HP Chromebook\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI have rewritten the part showing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-minecraft-on-hp.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to install Minecraft on the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E as well.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/2047003658697199792\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-hp-chromebook.html#comment-form","title":"7 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Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibwiDWozdeY\/VNk3FCiAydI\/AAAAAAAAH0o\/fkBpZ0oTJSs\/s72-c\/developermode1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-6552300853867877279"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-09T22:27:00.002+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-09T23:25:53.263+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chromebook"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Create Recovery Media For The HP Chromebook"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOne of the most popular posts on this site shows \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-minecraft-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to install Ubuntu and Minecraft on an HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESome people find that guide difficult to follow. I am therefore reworking the article and cutting out any waffle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe first part of this process is to show how to create the recovery media for the HP Chromebook which is what this article is all about.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat You Will Need\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=B006YBARCA\u0026amp;asins=B006YBARCA\u0026amp;linkId=XOYP7XMPPGKJLPVH\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\"top\"\u003EAll you will need to create a recovery drive for the HP Chromebook is a blank USB drive and a fair bit of patience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe recovery drive only needs to be 4 gb in size but as you can see from the image to the left a 16 gb drive is only £5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also use an \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/%3Ca%20href=%22http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00B1862X4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00B1862X4\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;linkId=L6Q7TZXEO7OEQCYX%22%3ETranscend%2016GB%20Premium%20SDHC%20Class%2010%20UHS-I%20300x%20Memory%20Card%3C\/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=2\u0026amp;a=B00B1862X4%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20\/%3E\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESD Card\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-21Pdj6eq-Wg\/VNkxQOaJBII\/AAAAAAAAH0A\/5_FzpeB16qs\/s1600\/createrecoverymedia.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Create OS Recovery Media\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-21Pdj6eq-Wg\/VNkxQOaJBII\/AAAAAAAAH0A\/5_FzpeB16qs\/s1600\/createrecoverymedia.png\" height=\"228\" title=\"Create OS Recovery Media\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECreate OS Recovery Media\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo create a recovery partition open up the Chrome browser and type the following:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.5599994659424px;\"\u003Echrome:\/\/imageburner\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: there is no http:\/\/\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA \"Create OS Recovery Media\" screen will appear. Insert a blank USB drive or SD Card and press \"OK\" to continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jy84F9MhOHc\/VNkygxaamDI\/AAAAAAAAH0M\/ylAByxZhvYw\/s1600\/recovery2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Download Recovery Media\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jy84F9MhOHc\/VNkygxaamDI\/AAAAAAAAH0M\/ylAByxZhvYw\/s1600\/recovery2.png\" height=\"268\" title=\"Download Recovery Media\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDownload Recovery Media\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe image will begin to download. The amount of time this takes depends on your internet connection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--xCo8X54bak\/VNkzHUS8ScI\/AAAAAAAAH0U\/QG_I5Sleeg0\/s1600\/Screenshot%2B2014-02-26%2Bat%2B20.54.03.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Extracting Recovery Media\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--xCo8X54bak\/VNkzHUS8ScI\/AAAAAAAAH0U\/QG_I5Sleeg0\/s1600\/Screenshot%2B2014-02-26%2Bat%2B20.54.03.png\" height=\"358\" title=\"Extracting Recovery Media\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EExtracting Recovery Media\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the image has finished downloading it will be extracted straight to the USB drive or SD Card.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uqZ89d63Sw0\/VNkzOyIaGCI\/AAAAAAAAH0c\/SSJhjy_wUoo\/s1600\/Screenshot%2B2014-02-26%2Bat%2B21.00.49.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Recovery Media Created\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uqZ89d63Sw0\/VNkzOyIaGCI\/AAAAAAAAH0c\/SSJhjy_wUoo\/s1600\/Screenshot%2B2014-02-26%2Bat%2B21.00.49.png\" height=\"358\" title=\"Recovery Media Created\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERecovery Media Created\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the process is complete a success message will appear stating that your recovery media is ready.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETake your USB drive or SD card and put it somewhere very safe and leave it there until it is needed. (Which will hopefully be never).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis is a very short post but hopefully nice and succinct.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis guide should also work for the Acer Chromebook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFurther Reading\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-hp-chromebook.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here for a guide showing how to install Ubuntu 14.04 on the HP Chromebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/6552300853867877279\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/create-recovery-media-for-hp-chromebook.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6552300853867877279"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/6552300853867877279"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/02\/create-recovery-media-for-hp-chromebook.html","title":"Create Recovery Media For The HP Chromebook"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-21Pdj6eq-Wg\/VNkxQOaJBII\/AAAAAAAAH0A\/5_FzpeB16qs\/s72-c\/createrecoverymedia.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});