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+************************
+Preparing to Use Toaster
+************************
+
+This chapter describes how you need to prepare your system in order to
+use Toaster.
+
+.. _toaster-setting-up-the-basic-system-requirements:
+
+Setting Up the Basic System Requirements
+========================================
+
+Before you can use Toaster, you need to first set up your build system
+to run the Yocto Project. To do this, follow the instructions in the
+"`Preparing the Build
+Host <&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#dev-preparing-the-build-host>`__" section of
+the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. For Ubuntu/Debian, you might
+also need to do an additional install of pip3. $ sudo apt-get install
+python3-pip
+
+.. _toaster-establishing-toaster-system-dependencies:
+
+Establishing Toaster System Dependencies
+========================================
+
+Toaster requires extra Python dependencies in order to run. A Toaster
+requirements file named ``toaster-requirements.txt`` defines the Python
+dependencies. The requirements file is located in the ``bitbake``
+directory, which is located in the root directory of the `Source
+Directory <&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory>`__ (e.g.
+``poky/bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt``). The dependencies appear in a
+``pip``, install-compatible format.
+
+.. _toaster-load-packages:
+
+Install Toaster Packages
+------------------------
+
+You need to install the packages that Toaster requires. Use this
+command: $ pip3 install --user -r bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt The
+previous command installs the necessary Toaster modules into a local
+python 3 cache in your ``$HOME`` directory. The caches is actually
+located in ``$HOME/.local``. To see what packages have been installed
+into your ``$HOME`` directory, do the following: $ pip3 list installed
+--local If you need to remove something, the following works: $ pip3
+uninstall PackageNameToUninstall