01-Linux_Common_System_Customization

Linux System Login Credentials

Ubuntu Username/Password: kickpi/kickpi ROOT Password: root

Change Default Login User

For Serial Port Login: Modify /lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service.d/override.conf image-20250305115657169

Enable ROOT Login for Desktop Environment

  1. Modify /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/22-autologin.conf:

[Seat:*]
autologin-user=root  # Change to root
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=xfce

  1. Modify /etc/lightdm/users.conf:

[UserList]
minimum-uid=0  # Allow UID=0 (root) to log in
hidden-users=nobody nobody4 noaccess
hidden-shells=/bin/false /usr/sbin/nologin /sbin/nologin

Backup eMMC System to New SD Card (System Backup)

Steps:

  1. Insert a high-speed SD card (Class 10 recommended).

  2. Format the SD card:

    mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk1

  3. Clone the system:

    dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=4M

    image-20250304192922929

Notes:

  • To disable auto-burn service:

    sudo systemctl disable kickpi.service

  • Fix UUID conflicts by modifying /etc/fstab or deleting the file before cloning.

Backup SD Card System

  1. Mount the USB drive:

    sudo mkdir -p /mnt/usb
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb

  2. Run the packaging script:

    sudo ./ff_export_rootfs /mnt/usb/ -t ext4

    Output format: Ubuntu22.04.5LTS_ztl_ext4_202411131114.img

  3. Mount the image for modification:

    sudo mkdir test_rootfs/
sudo mount ./Ubuntu22.04.5LTS_ztl_ext4_202411131114.img ./test_rootfs/

Set Auto-Start Commands

  • Add commands to /etc/rc.local.

  • Or create service files in /etc/systemd/system/.

Configure WiFi Hotspot (AP Mode)

  1. Check AP mode support:

    iw list | grep AP

  2. Install dependencies:

    sudo apt-get install util-linux hostapd dnsmasq iptables iproute2 haveged

  3. Create a virtual interface:

    sudo iw dev wlan0 interface add wlo2 type __ap
sudo ip link set dev wlo2 address 22:33:44:55:66:00

  4. Use create_ap tool:

    git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
cd create_ap
sudo make install
sudo create_ap -c 11 wlo2 wlan0 MyHotspot 88888888

Connect to WiFi and Obtain IP

  1. Configure /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:

    network={
    ssid="YourWiFiSSID"
    psk="YourPassword"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
}

  2. Connect:

    wpa_supplicant -D nl80211 -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
dhclient wlan0

VNC Remote Desktop Login

  1. Start VNC server:

    vncserver

  2. Modify ~/.vnc/xstartup:

    unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
startxfce4 &

  3. Restart VNC:

    vncserver -geometry 1920x1080

  4. Connect using RealVNC Viewer: image-20250317142654795

Install Packages from Ubuntu Repository

Example for installing GCC:

wget http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/g/gcc-9/gcc-9_9.3.0-10ubuntu2_arm64.deb
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Search for packages at: Ubuntu Packages

Troubleshooting

Issue: Desktop sound settings crash. Fix:

sudo ln -s pavucontrol pavucontrol-qt
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