Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the Raspberry Pi OS, which is derived from Linux, how to download it, and how to put this software onto a microSD card for use in the Raspberry Pi.In this chapter, you've seen how to free a Raspberry Pi from a screen and keyboard by making it headless. You have set up an SD card to connect to your Wi-Fi and enable SSH so that you can connect to it. You've personalized your Pi and secured it with your own password.You then took the first small steps in exploring the Linux system it has running on it. You also ensured that the Raspberry Pi is up to date and running the most current software. Finally, we saw how to safely put the Pi into shutdown mode so that filesystem damage does not occur when you unplug it.We can proceed to use it to build Raspberry Pi-powered gadgets, including robots.In the next chapter, we will look at ensuring you don't lose valuable code or configuration when things go wrong. We will learn about what can go...