systemctl seems useful but I've yet to determine if I want it in "my"
Debian. I already like Debian just how it is.


On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Michael Mullin <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > I too, find arch to be a superior distro for beaglebone.  I like it above
> > the ubuntu or angstrom distros because
> > 1) using the 3.12 kernel + regular kernel updates from pacman
>
> lol!! That statement is funny, as the arch guys actually use the
> kernel patch hosted on my servers that i use for the ubuntu/debian
> images.  They just have the "updates" better integrated, via pacman:
>
>
> https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/blob/master/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD#L20
>
> For ubuntu/debian you can "update" on every update via:
>
> export DIST=raring  (options are
> lucid/precise/quantal/raring/saucy/trusty/squeeze/wheezy/jessie)
> export ARCH=armhf (options are armel/armhf)
>
> #BeagleBone
> export BOARD=omap-psp
>
> wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/${DIST}-${ARCH}/LATEST-${BOARD}
> wget $(cat ./LATEST-${BOARD} | grep STABLE | awk '{print $3}')
> sudo /bin/bash install-me.sh
>
> But honestly, I'm still from the embedded background, usually you
> install one kernel and never update it while deployed in the field,
> plus i was to lazy to setup a deb repo. ;)
>
> > 2) installing a gui is easy and it works.  I have not had success
> installing
> > a GUI on ubuntu.  The lxde desktop seems a wee bit faster on arch vs
> debian,
> > but this is hardly objective.
>
> I've seen that too, although i'm not a desktop guy, so we really need
> someone to look at the installed packages and find a better recpie
> then this one i just threw together..
>
>
> https://github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/blob/master/debian/small-lxde-desktop.sh
>
> > 3) starting to enjoy the systemctl stuff that arch uses
>
> With my images, i'm looking to switch "jessie" to that by default too..
>
> Regards,
>
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> Robert Nelson
> http://www.rcn-ee.com/
>
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