If you have been thinking about buying a Linux prototyping board for a while, most probably you have been looked at many different types including the Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, and Beagleboard’s, among others. Finally, if your decision was the BeagleBone Black, you definitely need an updated operating system.
The Black single board computer is now playing the idea to replace the Angstrom distribution with Debian. The transition from Angstrom to Debian can be done with a good documentation and some Linux skills.
Read more: Best Tutorials and Examples to Start Working with Beaglebone Black
You can make things possible in five main steps:
- the initial setup – download and write on an SD card the Debian image;
- configure the Debian – complete the operating system with some additional installation;
- upgrade the Kernel – the latest Kernel available is reaching the 3.14 version;
- modify the Devicetree – you need to change the data structure for describing hardware;
- build a new Kernel – this is the last step where a new Kernel is installed on the device;
The complete instruction and command lines are in this tutorial based on the Robert Nelson instructions.
