Orange Pi Zero User manual

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Orange Pi Zero
Ubuntu Core User Manual

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Contents
1． Ubuntu Core introduction.......................................................................................................................1
2． Before booting Ubuntu Core................................................................................................................. 1
3． Ubuntu Core start up configuration process.....................................................................................5
4． Using example of Ubuntu Core...........................................................................................................10
5． Test example for Ubuntu Core driver................................................................................................11
6． Orange Pi store........................................................................................................................................ 12

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1．Ubuntu Core introduction
Ubuntu Core is a condensed version system based on Ubuntu , released by Canonical
on 2016. It not only provides safety update system at regular intervals, also provides
service for app store at intelligent Internet Devices. Ubuntu Core has been widely used
in industrial gateways, home gateways, wireless access networks, digital signage, robots,
vending machines, wireless communication base stations and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ubuntu Core fully built with Snap, a safe, easy to update open source Linux packaging
format. Meanwhile, Ubuntu Core provides a secure support platform for the rapid
creation of IOT devices and embedded devices.
Main specification of Ubuntu Core：
Security: automatic, controllable updates, timely recovery to repair high-risk security
vulnerabilities.
Dependability: transactional (rollback) update mechanism.
Convenience: easier to deploy software stores and access huge amounts of
applications.
2．Before booting Ubuntu Core
Hardware specification of Orange Pi Zero :

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Wire cable, power supply, TTL to USB cable and SD card preparing
For now, the first time to boot Ubuntu Core on Orange Pi Zero could only realize via
Ethernet port configuration.
Download Ubuntu Core image
Here is the website to download: http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/
Write the downloaded image into SD card
Unzip the image
Write Ubuntu Core image into SD card
Register an Ubuntu One account
Here is the website to register: https://login.ubuntu.com/+login。
Select the I am a new Ubuntu One user , register according to the prompts
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$ unrar -xOrangePi_zero_UbuntuCore_1604_V0_0_1.rar
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$ umount /dev/sdx
$ sudo dd bs=4M if=orangepi-zero.img of=/dev/sdx (sdx according to the
actual situation)

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After register, import the ssh public ke y on the system(PC)(the path on Linux is
~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)of SSH Keys into Ubuntu One account like the following:
If there is no the above file generated, you could use the following command:
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$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C“orangepi”

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Ubuntu Core is defaulted no console to login, only devise with ssh key has the
right to ssh remote login Ubuntu Core system.
3．Ubuntu Core start up configuration process
After prepared the Step2 before booting, we could boot the system and configure
corresponding setting.
Insert SD card into Orange Pi Zero with written image, connect wire cable, TTL to
USB cable and power it on. There will print out the following information on the
terminal:
Press Enter into the configuration interface like the following:

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Press Enter into the following network configure interface, if the network connect
normally then it would distribute IP address.

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Use the arrow keys to position of [Done] the cursor on the above interface, press
Enter key into the following Profile Setup configure interface.
Enter the email address when register Ubuntu One, press Enter key and your
system would configure ssh login, after it succeed, there would be prompt like the
following. You could login Ubuntu Core via ssh now.

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Reopen a terminal with the ssh command prompts on the above: ssh
[email protected] to login the system, after login successful, there would be
prompt like the following: