Chapter 1. Getting up to No Good

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

In this chapter, we will look at the following topics:

• Exploring the different versions of Raspberry Pi available
• Preparing the SD card with the latest Raspbian Jessie operating system
• Learning how to remotely access the Raspberry Pi over the home network
• Updating our operating system with the latest packages
• Backing up our SD card to avert disaster