Convert Armbian to DietPi - Lightweight Debian OS for SBC
15#Armbian #DietPi #SBC #SingleBoardComputer
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0457.html
NOTE: The DietPi script only works on Debian builds of Armbian. Running it on Ubuntu based builds will exit with an unsupported distribution error. It is recommended to perform this process on a fresh installation of Armbian.
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What is DietPi?
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DietPi is extremely lightweight at its core, with features of low process/memory footprint and DietPi-RAMlog installed by default, to get the maximum performance from your device. - https://dietpi.com/
01. Log into the Armbian device
02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
# update software repositories
sudo apt update
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install -y systemd-sysv ca-certificates sudo wget locales
# download the dietpi script
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichaIng/DietPi/pre-v6.14/PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh -O PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh
# make the script executable
chmod +x ./PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh
# execute the script
sudo ./PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh
03. Select master ≫ Press Enter
04. Enter a name ≫ Press Enter
05. Type Debian ≫ Press Enter
06. Scroll down and select Generic Device ≫ Press Enter
07. Select I require Wifi functionality ≫ Press Enter
08. Select the Debian distribution in use ≫ Press Enter
09. Welcome to a stripped down and lightweight Armbian
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