30 ODROID-XU4 USER MANUAL
Operating Systems
T
he ODROID-XU4 can run many free, full-featured, Linux-based,
open-source operating systems. Two of the most popular,
Ubuntu and Android, are available for download from Hard-
kernel’s website, while many other avors of Linux may be compiled
from source, such as ARCH Linux, FreeBSD, Fedora, CentOS, Open-
SUSE, Slackware, and Mint. All of them have a common customized
kernel which allows the operating system to communicate with the
ODROID hardware. Hardkernel publishes kernels that are specic to
the ODROID architecture, and maintains a repository where they may
be downloaded and installed as improvements are made.
Ubuntu/Debian
Ubuntu is based on the Debian operating system, and both offer
a desktop as well as a large library of applications that may be freely
installed, used, and modied. The main GUI tool for obtaining applica-
tions on Ubuntu is Synaptic Package Manager, although the command
line tool called apt-get is often used by advanced users and scripts in
order to streamline the installation process. Applications are stored
on servers called repositories, which allow you to receive updates and
new versions of software automatically.
Booting Up
Ubuntu (MATE desktop) can be ordered as a pre-installation on
the eMMC or microSD card that comes with the ODROID-XU4. Please
refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on downloading and ashing Ubuntu
onto your XU4’s boot media. Once the XU4 has been powered on, it
will boot to a desktop similar to the one shown in the following image.
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