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Where to start?<br />

Any easy question to ask, but a very difficult one to answer!<br />

1. If you are looking for any information related to <strong>SD</strong> <strong>Card</strong>s and setup look<br />

here<br />

2. If you need to get a <strong>RPi</strong>, the see the Buying Guide.<br />

3. If you need to know what equipment you will need and how to set it up, see the<br />

Basic Hardware <strong>Setup</strong> page.<br />

4. If you need to install/setup an <strong>SD</strong> card see the Preload your <strong>Card</strong> section.<br />

5. If something is not working, check the Troubleshooting section.<br />

6. If you need help with Debian, try the Debian Wiki (http://wiki.debian.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

FrontPage) .<br />

7. If you have imaged a <strong>SD</strong> with the Debian Wheezy image and started your <strong>RPi</strong><br />

here's some help with what you see first - the raspi-config menu <strong>RPi</strong>_raspi-config<br />

8. Help for Noob's with a quizical disposition and Wheezy or Raspbian instalations<br />

here<br />

9. If you don't have a composite monitor or HDMI then it may be worth you<br />

looking at Blind Login Method<br />

10. Build yourself a Wheezy LAMP webserver.<br />

11. VNC connection for the monitorily challenged Noob VNC for a wheezy install<br />

(noobs that are using the Blind Login)<br />

12. If you've done all that, and you are wondering what next...welcome and read on!<br />

References needed (idea for new section Living Without <strong>RPi</strong>, which can guide users or link to info to users wh<br />

Link to emulation builds or live linux cds setup for beginners (RacyPy2 for example)<br />

If you don't have a Raspberry Pi yet, you can still try things out, see Windows <strong>RPi</strong><br />

Emulator (http://sourcef<strong>org</strong>e.net/projects/rpiqemuwindows/) for details.<br />

What is Linux and why not use<br />

Windows?<br />

Linux is an operating system just like Windows, however, unlike Windows (which needs<br />

a set hardware requirement to run i.e. One Size fits or get different hardware), Linux<br />

comes in many varieties and configurations which means you can usually find a flavour<br />

(or Distribution) which fits your hardware big or small / fast or slow.

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