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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
 </​Code>​ </​Code>​
  
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-Here, we use the ''​static''​ setting with ''​wpa-conf'',​ 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 these settings allows usage of static IP addresses and does not disconnect ​the  WiFi when the Ethernet ​gets plugged. +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'', ​suspends the WiFi when the Ethernet cable is plugged ​(this hasn't been tested by myself).+On the contrary, using ''​manual''​ with ''​wpa-roam'', ​ (this hasn't been tested by myself).
  
 +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]]. 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]].
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