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Banana Pi Cookbook
Banana Pi Cookbook

Banana Pi Cookbook: Over 25 recipes to build projects and applications for multiple platforms with Banana Pi

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Banana Pi Cookbook

Chapter 2. Administration

This chapter will cover the following recipes:

  • Determining the IP address and hostname
  • Connecting via SSH on Windows using PuTTY
  • Connecting via SSH on Unix-like systems
  • User maintenance
  • Searching, installing, and removing the software
  • Updating the operating system
  • Wireless network on the Banana Pro

Introduction

In this chapter, we will get to know the tricks of administrating the Banana Pi. Administration can be a difficult task as a lot of factors must be considered. However, we will go along this journey step by step. We will begin this chapter by connecting to the Banana Pi via a remote shell. This way, you will be able to administrate the Banana Pi from another computer on your local network. You will see that it will become a very convenient way of working with the device. You will not have to attach a keyboard and display directly to the Banana Pi anymore. Fortunately, the very basic service (that is the OpenSSH server) is configured on almost all Linux-based distributions for the Banana Pi by default. Therefore, you will only need to install and configure an SSH client onto your computer to connect to your Banana Pi remotely.

Determining the IP address and hostname

To connect to your Banana Pi via your local area network, you will need to know the IP address or the hostname of your device.

This recipe shows you how to find out the IP address and hostname of your Banana Pi.

Getting ready

The following components are required for this recipe:

  • A Banana Pi running a Linux system connected to your local network
  • A configured SD card containing a Linux distribution
  • A keyboard, mouse, and display attached to your Banana Pi

How to do it…

Perform the following steps to determine the IP address:

  1. Initiate the booting of your Banana Pi and wait for the desktop to appear.
  2. Start a terminal application such as LXTerminal.
  3. Type in the following ifconfig command:
    $ ifconfig eth0
    

    This will output all the information of your Ethernet device (eth0), including the IP address, subnet mask, MAC address, and some additional information. The IP address is the value after inet addr:XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (for example, 192.168.0.2).

    Note

    Do not confuse...

Connecting via SSH on Windows using PuTTY

The following recipe shows you how to connect to your Banana Pi remotely using an open source application called PuTTY.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

  • A booted up Linux operating system on your Banana Pi connected to your local network
  • The PuTTY application on your Windows PC that is also connected to your local area network

How to do it…

To connect to your Banana Pi via SSH on Windows, perform the following:

  1. Run putty.exe.
  2. You will see the PuTTY Configuration dialog.
  3. Enter the IP address of the Banana Pi and leave the Port as number 22 as shown in the following screenshot:
    How to do it…

    Note

    In the previous screenshot, we use the destination IP address of the Banana Pi, which we determined in the last recipe. Indeed, you need the correct IP address or hostname of your Banana Pi.

    Tip

    Some routers that support DHCP have an address reservation feature. This way, you can assign your desired IP address to your Banana Pi forever...

Connecting via SSH on Unix-like systems

In this recipe, we will connect to the Banana Pi using SSH on Linux or other Unix-like operating systems such as Mac OS X or FreeBSD. You probably have installed the required OpenSSH client already.

Getting ready

You will need the following ingredients to connect to your Banana Pi using SSH:

  • A booted up Linux operating system on your Banana Pi connected to your local network
  • A PC or Mac running a Unix-like operating system that has the OpenSSH client installed and is also connected to your local area network

How to do it…

To connect to your Banana Pi, you only need to perform the following steps:

  1. Open an arbitrary terminal program of your operating system.
  2. Type in the following ssh command into your shell:
    $ ssh -l bananapi 192.168.178.37
    

    Note

    In the previous command, we use the destination IP address of the Banana Pi, which we determined earlier. Indeed, you need the correct IP address or hostname of your Banana Pi.

  3. When trying to connect for the first...

User maintenance

Most Linux distributions for the Banana Pi come preconfigured with a default username and password. The login information is published on the download website for the operating system images (see Chapter 1, Installation and Setup).

In almost all cases, the credentials are:

Username

Password

bananapi

bananapi

You might want to create your own user on the system. At the very least, it is highly recommended you change the default password of the default user. This recipe explains the necessary tasks.

Getting ready

The following ingredients are required to create or delete users and to change their passwords:

  • A booted up Linux operating system on your Banana Pi
  • SSH connection if you plan to do the user maintenance remotely; however, in most of the upcoming recipes, you can do the user maintenance directly on Banana Pi

How to do it…

We will split this recipe into adding a user, changing a password, and deleting a user.

Adding a new user

We are going to use the useradd...

Searching, installing, and removing the software

Once you have your decent operating system on the Banana Pi, sooner or later you are going to require a new software. As most software for Linux systems is published as open source, you can obtain the source code and compile it for yourself. However, this can be a difficult task and we will cover it in later recipes.

One alternative is to use a package manager. A lot of software is precompiled and provided as installable packages by the so-called repositories. In case of Debian-based distributions (for example, Raspbian, Bananian, and Lubuntu), the package manager that uses these repositories is called Advanced Packaging Tool (Apt).

The two most important tools for our requirements will be apt-get and apt-cache.

In this recipe, we will cover the searching, the installing, and removing of software using the Apt utilities.

Getting ready

The following ingredients are required for this recipe.

  • A booted Debian-based operating system on your Banana Pi...
Introduction

In this chapter, we will get to know the tricks of administrating the Banana Pi. Administration can be a difficult task as a lot of factors must be considered. However, we will go along this journey step by step. We will begin this chapter by connecting to the Banana Pi via a remote shell. This way, you will be able to administrate the Banana Pi from another computer on your local network. You will see that it will become a very convenient way of working with the device. You will not have to attach a keyboard and display directly to the Banana Pi anymore. Fortunately, the very basic service (that is the OpenSSH server) is configured on almost all Linux-based distributions for the Banana Pi by default. Therefore, you will only need to install and configure an SSH client onto your computer to connect to your Banana Pi remotely.

Determining the IP address and hostname

To connect to your Banana Pi via your local area network, you will need to know the IP address or the hostname of your device.

This recipe shows you how to find out the IP address and hostname of your Banana Pi.

Getting ready

The following components are required for this recipe:

  • A Banana Pi running a Linux system connected to your local network

  • A configured SD card containing a Linux distribution

  • A keyboard, mouse, and display attached to your Banana Pi

How to do it…

Perform the following steps to determine the IP address:

  1. Initiate the booting of your Banana Pi and wait for the desktop to appear.

  2. Start a terminal application such as LXTerminal.

  3. Type in the following ifconfig command:

    $ ifconfig eth0
    

    This will output all the information of your Ethernet device (eth0), including the IP address, subnet mask, MAC address, and some additional information. The IP address is the value after inet addr:XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (for example, 192.168.0.2).

    Note

    Do not confuse inet...

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Description

This book is intended for anybody who wants to learn how they can utilize the capabilities of the Banana Pi to its full potential. It's full of step-by-step guides and detailed descriptions for the whole range of possibilities in a language that is appropriate for computer enthusiasts and experts alike. It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of Unix-like operating systems or programming, but no prior experience is required as every concept is explained in the appropriate sections.

What you will learn

  • Discover how to configure and maintain your Banana Pi device
  • Install Android and a Linuxbased distribution onto Banana Pi
  • Attach external drives to your Banana Pi by using the USB or SATA interfaces
  • Share files between your Banana Pi and other devices either in your internal network or over the Internet
  • Connect remotely to your Banana Pi using SSH and VNC
  • Build simple electrical circuits and connect simple hardware elements such as LEDs, resistors, and buttons to the GPIO pins
  • Configure a multimedia center that is able to play highdefinition content

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Table of Contents

7 Chapters
1. Installation and Setup Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Administration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. External Disks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Networking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Using the GPIO Pins Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Multimedia Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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