====== Linux platform (Experimental) ======

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Caution : This page is very outdated.

1. If you want to run the latest Linux Kernel 4.9, refer this sub-forum.\\
[[http://forum.odroid.com/viewforum.php?f=146|Linux Kernel 4.9 Party]]

2. If you want to run a well maintained Debian OS, \\
choose [[http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=17542|meveric's Debian Jessie]] or [[http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=15700|Fourdee's DietPi]].\\

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This page introduce you another experimental Linux platform with mainline Linux kernel. Since upstream kernel is running on these Linux platform, it might be **unstable** yet and many features are still missing. If you prefer to run most stable platform, strongly recommend you to install official Linux platform with **3.10.y** kernel.
===== Downloads =====
==== Debian (Wheezy) ====
  * [[http://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-XU4/release/wheezy-7-server-odroidxu4-20150802.img.xz|Debian Wheezy Image]]
  * [[http://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-XU4/release/wheezy-7-server-odroidxu4-20150802.img.xz.md5sum|MD5SUM]]
==== Ubuntu (14.04) ====
  * [[http://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-XU4/release/ubuntu-14.04lts-server-odroidxu4-20150802.img.xz|Ubuntu Trusty Image]]
  * [[http://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-XU4/release/ubuntu-14.04lts-server-odroidxu4-20150802.img.xz.md5sum|MD5SUM]]
===== Flashing =====
The downloaded images can be flashed to your SD card as regular ODROID platform images, using **dd** on Linux platform or **Win32DiskImager** on Windows. For more detail to read about flashing instruction, please visit [[http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:odroid_flashing_tools|here]].
===== Upgrade/Update =====
These images already most necessary or commonly using packages are installed and you can install more packages with debian package tool **apt-get** or **dpkg**. Below commands will help you to update with recently published packages. In the current release, few packages for ODROID board functions are already installed as well as Linux kernel. You can update these packages in the same manner.
<code>
# apt-get update
# apt-get dist-upgrade
</code>
===== For CloudShell =====
These platform images does not contain the packages for CloudShell hardwares like LCD or IR receiver, instead you can simply install and enable such hardware.
<code>
# apt-get update
# apt-get install odroid-cloudshell
# reboot
</code>
These commands will install the necessary files for CloudShell and next reboot will give you Linux shell on LCD itself. If you installs USB keyboard on USB 2.0 port on back panel of CloudShell, you can give commands immediately.