Using Gparted to use harddisk partisions

First make sure gparted is installed :
 sudo apt-get -y install gparted

then run gparted from prompt
 

Installing ruby on rail

http://elinux.org/RPi_Ruby_on_Rails#Installing_Ruby_on_Rails_on_Raspberry_Pi

Installing VNC

Some issues you may run into :
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=8462

Installing Ruby on Rails

http://elinux.org/RPi_Ruby_on_Rails

Installing Apache

http://fusionstrike.com/2012/installing-apache2-raspberry-pi-debian

Installing USA keyboard:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration


From :http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5278

Installing Despotify

Installing despotify

http://hexxeh.net/?p=328117847#comments

By default the sound was disabled when I had connected to HDMI and so I ran the following command to enable the audio hardware:

 enable the audio (ASLA) driver:

sudo modprobe snd_bcm2835

Just got my raspberry PI and have begun the adventure of setting it up and seeing what its all about.

Installed the Debian Squeeze from the official Raspberry PI website

Used the  image copier to make a 4GB SD card into its OS driver

Got Micro USB and charger from Frys


ok then on to the fun stuff

Connected the device via HDMI to the external television

Started the device and watched it go through the bootup


on the prompt type in
username : pi
password : raspberry

when you are at the unix prompt you can set yourself up as an admin if you wish by typing the following :

sudo adduser yournamehere

then it ask you to set your password and full name, room# and phone number if you wish to provide it

you can then logout and log back in with your own name and password

when you are at the prompt type in startx to begin the gui interface