Setup & Update Mini Computers (<20GB)

This guide is for Mini Computers (small devices with less than 20GB of storage). Use these steps to either set up a new mini computer or update one that is already being used.

Warning

If you have both standard computers and mini devices, you must update the standard ones first.

Step 1: Prepare the USB Drive

Before you start, make sure your USB drive has the desktop-mini component on it.

Check for the Software

Run this command on a computer that already has the latest updates:

# Check for the mini software
tl-comp-latest desktop-mini

If it is not there, you need to get it from the internet first.

Copy to USB

Plug in your USB and copy the desktop-mini and admin software to it.

# Mount the 4th part of your USB drive
sudo mount /dev/sdx4 /mnt

# Create the folders
mkdir -p /mnt/desktop /mnt/admin

# Copy the software
rsync -avP /srv/desktop-mini/vX.X.X* /mnt/desktop/
rsync -avP /srv/admin/vX.X.X* /mnt/admin/

Note

Replace vX.X.X with the version number you found.

Unmount USB

sudo umount /mnt

Step 2: Setup or Update the Computer

Once your USB is ready, follow these steps on the mini computer.

Boot from the USB

Restart the mini computer and boot from the USB drive. (The keys to do this change depending on the device).

Run the Install/Update Command

Once the computer starts from the USB, run the command for its internal drive (usually /dev/mmcblk0).

To Update an existing system:

tl-hw-update-desktop /dev/mmcblk0

To Setup a new (fresh) computer:

tl-hw-prepare /dev/mmcblk0 tl-xxxx

Tip

If the update command fails, use the Setup command (tl-hw-prepare) instead. This will wipe the drive and start fresh.

Reboot

After the command finishes, restart the computer.

reboot

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