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# Arduino Lesson 0. Getting Started

## Overview

In this lesson, you will learn how to setup your computer to use Arduino and how to set about the lessons that follow.

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/004/407/medium800/learn_arduino_1277_LRG.jpg?1396812020)

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/lesson-0-getting-started/parts.md)

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