> > *have Angstrom as a primary system for my BBB. I think I may have one of > the first images of Angstrom...* > > *Nevertheless...I still use it for learning and getting to know hardware > and software. I was wondering something. I thought maybe someone could > help. Can I get Debian on my BBB from Angstrom?* > > *Sincerely,* > > *Seth*
Yes you can. I started pretty early using Debian( I started working on this within the first week of receiving our BBB's ), because that is what I was accustomed to, while Angstrom made little sense to me. Both are Linux, but with two different root file systems, and perhaps kernel patches. What does this mean ? This means that the biggest differences between the two will be which packages will be available to each. Sometimes different utilities to achieve the same thing ( think dropbear versus openssh ). And file / directory locations may be different. One could argue that Angstrom is more geared towards embedded Devices. Having many utilities that are built for size considerations. However, it has been my own experience that Angstrom is less flexible, and less reliable when compared to Debian. Your mileage may vary. There is also the Busybox aspect. If you need a truly small file system. Busybox is probably the "real" way to go. Last I read, I believe that Busybox could fit in as little as 16M disk space, or even smaller. That being said, Debian can be made to fit into around ~60M space with limited functionality. Right now I personally have a custom Debian file system fitting in as little as 178M space. This image currently has a USB thermometer driver / app, With a Nodejs + Express + socket.io working as a web server to stream realtime temperature data to connecting client browsers. This was achieved by creating a separate file system including all the build tools I needed for the various bits of software, and then transferring the executables to a "production" trimmed down file system. Along with stuff like "apt-get clean". Anyway, I think that mostly the distro you use is a matter of taste( subjective ), and this question is really only answerable when you give very detailed information as to how the beaglebone is to be used. On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Curt Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: > If you download one of the images in the link > http://beagleboard.org/latest-images > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbeagleboard.org%2Flatest-images&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGG2yBFL2LczyAGdUoEnyyEtW47ew>, > it will get you the version of Debian for BBB as of May, 2014. I'm not > skilled enough to know how to get versions more recent than that. I went > from Angstrom to that version of Debian in one step. Hope that is helpful. > > On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:28:22 PM UTC-6, Mala Dies wrote: >> >> Hello Mr. Curt, >> >> This is Seth. Can I get the latest image from the current image I have or >> do I have to download image after image until I have the newest version? >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Seth (maladies)... >> >> On Sunday, November 16, 2014 10:58:46 PM UTC-6, Mala Dies wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have Angstrom as a primary system for my BBB. I think I may have one >>> of the first images of Angstrom... >>> >>> Nevertheless...I still use it for learning and getting to know hardware >>> and software. I was wondering something. I thought maybe someone could >>> help. Can I get Debian on my BBB from Angstrom? >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Seth >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
