Welcome, fellow pranksters and mischief-makers, to the beginning of your journey towards a stealthier lifestyle. Naturally, you're all anxious to get started with the cool stuff, so we'll only devote this first, short chapter to the basic steps you'll need to get your Raspberry Pi up and running.

First we'll get to know the hardware a little better, and then we'll go through the installation and configuration of the Raspbian operating system.

At the end of this chapter, you should be able to connect to your Raspberry Pi through your local network and be up to date with the latest and greatest software for your Pi.