Linux

Linux notes

 

^ Linux Distributions

List of a few more popular Linux distributions:

• ArchLinux
• Debian
• Mint
• Ubuntu

Berkely State Unix derivatives:

• NetBSD
• OpenBSD

^ ArchLinux

ArchLinux installation guide:
• https://www.linux.org/threads/getting-started-with-arch-linux-a-beginners-installation-guide.53535/

^ CONTENT TO REVIEW

Following section holds links to some commonly used server and desktop Linux distributions, available for download as install isos and sometimes as minimal net install isos. After these full-scale distros are listed some of the smaller distributions of Linux and supporting softwares. These smaller distros appear to be a good starting point for learning how to design and build embedded Linux systems . . .

• Ubuntu Linux supported releases, 32-bit and 64-bit
  • https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors . . . Ubuntu package mirrors

• Debian Linux releases description and list
  • Debian missing firmware, e100/d102e_ucode.bin
  • dpkg cheat sheet
• Arch Linux download

- 2017-11-30 -

• Tiny Core Linux
• Tiny Core Linux for RaspberryPi - ZDNet article
• Tiny Core Book

- 2017-12-08 -

• http://trac.clfs.org/

- 2018-08-24 - 32-bit and light-weight Linux distros

• https://itsfoss.com/lightweight-linux-beginners/ Distros Peppermint, Lubuntu . . . Puppy Linux, Tinycore
  • https://lubuntu.net/lubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-released/

2025-04-30

• https://gcore.com/learning/how-to-determine-file-creation-date-in-linux

• https://dev.to/devnenyasha/linux-first-your-step-by-step-devops-foundation-guide-485k?

^ Create Linux install drive from iso

Iso to USB thumb drive details at https://askubuntu.com/questions/372607/how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-flash-drive-from-terminal . . .

Excerpt from AskUbuntu article:

sudo umount /dev/sdb
sudo dd if=/path/to/ubuntu.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

On Google Pixel phone and possibly Android based smartphones in general, the application 'Etchdroid' is available for burning iso images to flash drives. This app and the smartphone can therefore substitute as the needed tools to create bootable media with Linux distribution of one version or another on them.

^ Linux Recovery Methods

A 2020 post on Tecmint detailing how to recover from lost root password on Debian systems:

• https://www.tecmint.com/reset-forgotten-root-password-in-debian/