Chapter 18
Ten Great Software Packages for the Raspberry Pi
In This Chapter
Downloading and playing games
Discovering educational software
Using e-mail, accounts systems, and other productivity tools
One of the best things about the Raspberry Pi is that you can easily download so many software packages over the Internet and install them. In this chapter, we give you some pointers to ten software packages to get you started.
Before you start, issue the following command in the shell to make sure your software cache is up to date:
sudo apt-get update
The software you run on your computer is as much a matter of taste as the music you play on your stereo, so we hope you use this list as a starting point and then make your own software discoveries. For a full explanation of finding and installing software on your Raspberry Pi, see Chapter 5.
Penguins Puzzle
Penguins Puzzle, shown in Figure 18-1, is a 3D puzzle game where you are tasked with safely escorting a penguin to the exit without letting him fall off the iceberg into the freezing water. You use the arrow keys to move around, press Z to zoom out for a wider angle view, and press R to reset the level. The game has 50 levels to ...
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