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[1] Non-volatile storage footprint is the typical example. Disk occupation of a desktop distribution is measured in GB or tens of GB, while many embedded platforms have less the 1 GB of flash memory.
==Initial configuration==
For the sake of simplicity, the same approach described [[AXEL_ULite_and_SBC_Lynx_Embedded_Linux_Kit_(XUELK)#Target_setup_and_first_boot|here]] is used. It is quite straightforward to prepare a microSD card containing a Debian minimal root file system that replaces the one delivered along the XUELK.
To get such an image, issue the following command on your host machine:[1]
root@arm:~#
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By default, two users are defined:
* user <code>debian</code>, password <code>temppwd</code>
* user <code>root</code>, password <code>root</code>
[1] These information are retrieved from [https://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/Wandboard#Wandboard-RootFileSystem(smallflash) here].
==Adding packages==
Of course, one of the greatest - if not ''the'' greatest - pros of having a desktop distribution, is the availability of a huge archive of pre-built packages. They can be installed very easily with tools such as [https://wiki.debian.org/Apt <code>apt</code>] and [https://packaging.python.org <code>pip</code>]:
