Workaround for PiCockpit on Ubuntu
Note: this is a work in progress, another problem has cropped up which needs to be looked at! Currently picockpit will not work on Ubuntu, unfortunately. A user tried to install PiCockpit on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi, and contacted me with the following problem: Setting up picockpit-client (2.0.1) …cp: cannot stat ‘/usr/bin/python3.7‘: No such file…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi default password
TL;DR The Raspberry Pi default password is: raspberry Read on to find out more about the default username, and default passwords in operating systems for the Raspberry Pi! Raspberry Pi OS default password We have written about Raspberry Pi OS before. It was previously known as Raspbian and is the default operating system which most…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi OS Overview
Operating Systems for every Raspi use case A Raspberry Pi OS for everyone: the Pi supports many different operating systems. In this article, you will get an overview of popular OSes for the Raspi, and which OS you should choose for your project / use case. TL;DR: For beginners and most use cases Raspberry Pi…
Read MoreWhat is a Raspberry Pi and what can I do with it?
The Raspberry Pi is a small, credit-card sized computer. It has many functions and interfaces which you know and recognize from “bigger computers” like Dell desktop computers or Lenovo notebooks. You can run many software applications on it, like a web browser (Chromium which is similar to Google Chrome), spreadsheets (LibreOffice Calc, which is, again,…
Read Morefast Raspberry Pi Online Monitoring: PiCockpit v2.0 is now faster!
With PiCockpit, you can monitor your Raspberry Pis from any webbrowser. The Raspis can be in any network, as long as they have an internet connection – thanks to the magic of MQTT. Web overview of your Raspberry Pis As you can see in the screenshot, you are able to see important statistics, as CPU…
Read MoreHow to create new files as root user from the Raspberry Pi OS Desktop
Sometimes, you want to be able to edit and create system files on Raspberry Pi OS. I’ll show you how to do this using pcmanfm, the file system browser you already know on the Raspberry Pi. First, you’ll need to open the file browser in super user mode Click on Raspberry Pi OS Menu, and…
Read MoreControl your Raspberry Pi remotely using PiControl
PiCockpit’s PiControl is a powerful feature which allows you to control your Raspberry Pi remotely from any web-browser, by simply clicking buttons. You will see the state and output of the command. New commands can be added by simply editing a JSON file on your Raspberry Pi – we’ll show you how to do it,…
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