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Armbian

Ultralight Linux distribution optimized for custom ARM, RISC-V or Intel hardware.
Based on Debian.

Table of contents

1. TL;DR
2. Further readings
3. Sources

TL;DR

PI4b image. Write with BalenaEtcher.

root password and default user created on first boot by the init script.

# Connect to WiFi networks.
nmtui-connect
nmtui-connect 'SSID'

# Adjust hardware features.
sudo armbian-config

# Install Docker.
sudo mkdir -p '/etc/apt/keyrings'
curl -fsSL 'https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o '/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg'
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye stable" | sudo tee '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list' > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y 'docker-ce' 'docker-compose-plugin'
sudo docker run --rm 'hello-world'
sudo usermod -aG 'docker' "$USER"

Further readings

• Website
• Documentation
• Github account
• Debian GNU/Linux
• Raspberry Pi OS

Sources

• How to run Docker