How to setup a RaspberryPi

This README contains all the steps and FAQ to get to the point where one can connect via ssh to the RaspberryPi and start playing with it.

Setup

1. install raspbian
2. upgrade and restart:

   sudo apt update; sudo apt dist-upgrade; sudo apt upgrade; sudo rpi-update; sudo init 6

3. Activate ssh in the raspberryPi config

   sudo raspi config

4. Change your password

   sudo passwd

5. install a vnc server to be able to connect to a GUI

   sudo apt install tightvncserver

6. store script "./scripts/vnc.sh" somewhere on Rasperrypi.
7. setup static ip in /etc/network/interfaces. See "./configs/interfaces".
8. setup wlan in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. See gist https://gist.github.com/wtjerry
9. follow https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent/ to create ssh keys. Then to install the ssh public key:

   ssh-copy-id -i /path/to/ssh_pub_key user@host

helpful commands

command	what is it used for
ssh user@host	ssh connection
scp user@host:/path/to/file ./local/path/to/file	copy over ssh
sftp	ftp over ssh
service networking restart	restarts network service, usefull after interface changes etc.
nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24	to search for hosts that are up in that subnet
sudo arp-scan --interface=wlan --localnet | grep b8:27:eb	to search all raspberryPi's for a given interface

FAQ

1. I can't connect to my pi over wlan

Connect via lan and check if the pi system time is out of sync and set it accordingly with 'date --set='