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====== Ubuntu Core ARM ====== [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Core]] Deploying Ubuntu Core Requirements * Ubuntu Core rootfs * Linux kernel for target device * boot-loader for target device Procedure: * Format target media: at least one partition should be ext2, ext3, or ext4 * Unpack Ubuntu Core to ext{2,3,4} partition * Install boot-loader * Install Linux * Add a local user and password for the user, then add the user to the adm and sudo groups. If the Linux kernel requires modules, add these to /lib/modules/$(uname -r) in the ext{2,3,4} file system On the SD Card rootfs partition, edit the file /etc/shadow, line for the root user, and remove the '*' character in between the semi-colons. Now you will be able to login as root without a password. * Boot the target device * Setup the network <code> /usr/lib/klibc/bin/ipconfig eth0 </code> * Install any additional required software using apt-get (run "apt-get update" first) Edit your /etc/network/interfaces file and add the bottom 2 lines: <code> auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp </code> Add this if DNS server is not set by dhcp <code> echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf </code> The folowing packages might be necessary for you system: <code> apt-get update apt-get install net-tools apt-get install ppp apt-get install usbutils apt-get install inetutils-ping </code>