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The //standard// OS for the Raspberry Pi certainly is [[https://www.raspbian.org/|Raspbian]], since it is the Foundation’s official supported operating system. | The //standard// OS for the Raspberry Pi certainly is [[https://www.raspbian.org/|Raspbian]], since it is the Foundation’s official supported operating system. | ||
- | Although it allows anyone to get their RasPi up and running in no time and without a hassle, one must not forget that it's also a tool that was developed in a defined philosophy. As stated by [[https://minibianpi.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/minibian-minimal-raspbian-image-for-raspberry-pi/|MINIBIAN's creator Luca Soltoggio]], //**the [Raspberry Pi] project was born primarily to provide a low cost computer in education and in the countries in the developing world**//. This is perfectly fine, and following this logic it's perfectly understandable that since the Jessie version of Raspbian, it boots straight into the desktop GUI (version 3 of GTK+ / LXDE), see [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbian-jessie-is-here/|this raspberry.org article]] which clearly states the //philosophy// that lies behind the Raspbian releases. | + | Although it allows anyone to get their RasPi up and running in no time and without a hassle, one must not forget that it's also a tool that was developed in a defined philosophy. As stated by [[https://minibianpi.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/minibian-minimal-raspbian-image-for-raspberry-pi/|MINIBIAN's creator Luca Soltoggio]]: |
- | What the Pi's project founders probably didn't imagine is the fact that their creation would also become **a perfect tool for many makers across the world**, who would be able to use it as a powerful, flexible and low cost **embedded system**. | + | > the [Raspberry Pi] project was born primarily to provide a low cost computer in education and in the countries in the developing world. |
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+ | This is perfectly fine, and following this logic it's perfectly understandable that since the Jessie version of Raspbian, it boots straight into the desktop GUI (version 3 of GTK+ / LXDE), see [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbian-jessie-is-here/|this raspberry.org article]] which clearly states the //philosophy// that lies behind the Raspbian releases. | ||
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+ | What the Pi's project founders probably didn't imagine is the fact that their creation would also become | ||
+ | > a perfect tool for many makers across the world, who would be able to use it as a powerful, flexible and low cost **embedded system**. | ||
And there lies an enormous difference in expectations! | And there lies an enormous difference in expectations! | ||
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allow-hotplug wlan0 | allow-hotplug wlan0 | ||
- | iface wlan0 inet static | + | iface wlan0 inet manual |
- | wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf | + | wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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- | This [[http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/9257/whats-the-difference-between-wpa-roam-and-wpa-conf-in-the-etc-network-inte|stackexchange thread]] indicates that ''wpa-roam'' is used along with the ''manual'' setting. In this case plugging the Ethernet cable would suspend the WiFi and vice versa. | + | Here, we use the ''manual'' setting with ''wpa-roam'', this [[http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/9257/whats-the-difference-between-wpa-roam-and-wpa-conf-in-the-etc-network-inte|stackexchange thread]] seems to imply that this configuration should suspend the WiFi when the Ethernet cable is plugged and vice-versa. |
- | + | On the contrary, using ''manual'' with ''wpa-roam'', (this hasn't been tested by myself). | |
- | It's also said that using ''wpa-conf'' along with the ''static'' setting allows using static IP addresses and does not disconnect the WiFi when the Ethernet gets plugged... | + | |
+ | Nevertheless, using the above settings had **both WiFi and Ethernet** activated at the same time. | ||
+ | There is more to learn in this article about [[http://manual.aptosid.com/en/inet-setup-en.htm|Setting up for WiFi Roaming with wpa]]. | ||
===== Bluetooth ===== | ===== Bluetooth ===== |