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# Prerequisites for NEW users
# Prerequisites for new users
Please, make sure you have:
- a proper power supply according to the board manufacturer requirements (basic usage example: 5V/2A with DC Jack barrel OR thick USB cable)
- a reliable SD card (see below "How to prepare a SD card?")
# What to download?
Each board is fully supported with up to **four basic system** options:
- Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Ubuntu Trusty, Xenial
For each board we usually provide:
Some boards also have a desktop version Debian Jessie.
- CLI Debian Jessie
- CLI and desktop Ubuntu Xenial
# Legacy or Vanilla?
Some boards have different options due to their hardware specialities - router or IOT boards.
# Legacy or mainline?
Both kernels, where exists, are stable and production ready, but you should use them for different purpuses since their basic support differ:
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# How to update?
If you are upgrading **to version 5.20** you need to execute those commands:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install -f
apt-get upgrade
apt-get autoremove -y
Upgrades from 5.20 will go just with:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
**Update process can take hours in case of using cheap SD card and/or under heavy load.**
This will not only update distribution packages (Debian/Ubuntu) but also updates Armbian kernel, u-boot and board support package if available. So if you've seen in the list of updated packages the names _u-boot_ or _linux_ the following command is required for changes to take effect:
reboot
# How to add users?
To create a normal user do this:
adduser MyNewUsername
Put user to sudo group:
usermod -aG sudo MyNewUsername
If kernels was upgraded during this process, you will be prompted to reboot at next login.
# How to install to eMMC, NAND, SATA & USB?
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# How to connect to wireless?
Required condition: a board with onboard or supported 3rd party wireless adapter on USB
If you know what is your wireless SSID:
nmtui-connect SSID