@@ -22,21 +22,13 @@ your EV3 or other ev3dev device as explained in the `ev3dev Getting Started guid
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Make sure that you have a kernel version that includes ``-10-ev3dev `` or higher (a
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larger number). You can check the kernel version by selecting "About" in Brickman
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and scrolling down to the "kernel version". If you don't have a compatible version,
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- `upgrade the kernel before continuing `_.
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+ `upgrade the kernel before continuing `_. Also note that if the ev3dev image you downloaded
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+ was created before September 2016, you probably don't have the most recent version of this
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+ library installed: see `Upgrading this Library `_ to upgrade it.
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- Once you have booted ev3dev and connected to your EV3 (or Raspberry Pi / BeagleBone)
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- via SSH, you will need to install the latest version of this library.
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- To do so, run the following commands, which could take ten minutes or longer
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- (you may be prompted to type the password; the default is ``maker ``):
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- .. code-block :: bash
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- sudo apt-get update
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- sudo apt-get install python3-ev3dev
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- Now that you have the latest version installed, you should be ready to start
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- using ev3dev with Python. If you want to go through some basic usage examples,
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+ Once you have booted ev3dev and `connected to your EV3 (or Raspberry Pi / BeagleBone)
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+ via SSH `_, you should be ready to start using ev3dev with Python: this library
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+ is included out-of-the-box. If you want to go through some basic usage examples,
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check out the `Usage Examples `_ section to try out motors, sensors and LEDs.
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Then look at `Writing Python Programs for Ev3dev `_ to see how you can save
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your Python code to a file.
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this language binding. The programs are designed to work with the
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`EXPLOR3R `_ robot.
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+ Upgrading this Library
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+ You can upgrade this library from the command line as follows. Make sure
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+ to type the password (the default is ``maker ``) when prompted.
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+ .. code-block :: bash
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+ sudo apt-get update
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+ sudo apt-get install python3-ev3dev
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Developer Resources
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@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ sure that you have installed the newest version of the Python 3-based library.
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.. _ev3dev-getting-started : http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/getting-started/
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.. _upgrade the kernel before continuing : http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/upgrading-ev3dev/
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.. _detailed instructions for USB connections : ev3dev-usb-internet _
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+ .. _connected to your EV3 (or Raspberry Pi / BeagleBone) via SSH : http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/connecting-to-ev3dev-with-ssh/
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.. _ev3dev-usb-internet : http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/connecting-to-the-internet-via-usb/
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.. _our Read the Docs page : http://python-ev3dev.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
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.. _source repository for the generic API : ev3dev-lang _
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