Intel Edison

Useful Commands

curl: download a file

$ curl -O link-to-remote-file

su: get root privileges

exit: log out of “su” mode, shortcut: Ctrl+D

Build Debian Image

• https://jakehewitt.github.io/custom-edison-image/

Configuration after OS Install

• Default account info

user name: user

password: edison

• Wifi Network

$ wpa_passphrase <ssid> <password>

$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid ExampleWifi
    wpa-psk 81088ba3b4b387ea4d22a4ad369ffa42f4966d2f3d61f6c65cdc001460239dc4

• Update system time

$ apt-get install ntp

• User account

$ sudo adduser --ingroup users <USERNAME>
$ sudo adduser <YOUR_USERNAME> sudo
$ logout
$ sudo deluser --remove-home user