Difference between revisions of "Rubus Documentation"

Revision as of 17:05, 31 May 2012

Go to Raspberry Pi Downloads.
Download the latest version of the Arch Linux ARM ZIP file.
Follow the Easy SD Card Setup instructions on the RPi Wiki to transfer the image to the SD card.
Follow the Hardware Basic Setup instructions on the RPI Wiki to get your peripherals connected.
Delete or rename the config.txt on the SD card if the HDMI output is blank when it boots.

Upon boot, login with "root/root" and get an IP address with "dhcpcd eth0".
Edit /etc/rc.conf and /etc/hosts to change hostname to "rubus"
Set time, date, and timezone to UTC according to directions at: Time - ArchWiki
Sync the mirror and update all packages on the system: Beginners Guide - ArchWiki
Make a new user called "teacher" with same password with "adduser" command: Adding a User - ArchWiki
Set nano as default editor in .bashrc file
Run "pacman-key --init" and generate enough entropy for it to complete by installing and running rng-tools: Entropy Issues
Run "visudo" as root and uncomment the "wheel" line: Sudo
Setup ALSA: ALSA
Setup Xorg, fonts, etc: GUI
Setup LXDE and LXDM (autostart, end user processes on logout): LXDE

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 # Sync the mirror and update all packages on the system: [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Update_the_System Beginners Guide - ArchWiki]
 # Make a new user called "teacher" with same password with "adduser" command: [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Adding_a_User Adding a User - ArchWiki]
+# Set nano as default editor in .bashrc file
 # Run "pacman-key --init" and generate enough entropy for it to complete by installing and running rng-tools: [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman-key#How_can_I_collect_entropy.3F Entropy Issues]
 # Run "visudo" as root and uncomment the "wheel" line: [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Sudo Sudo]