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BeagleBoard is a family of credit-card sized, low-power, open-hardware, ARM-based computers capable of running Ubuntu. Its primary site is BeagleBoard.org

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How can I determine which fonts are installed from the command line, and what is the easiest way to install more?

There are many questions and answers regarding fonts on Ubuntu, but not so many dealing with Ubuntu for Embedded Linux, such as Beaglebone Black. I have not been able to locate any .ttf files in standard locations on my system, and I think that…
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Transmission daemon over OpenVPN

I have recently acquired a BeagleBone Black, onto which I've installed Ubuntu using this method. It has all worked so far. I want to use my BeagleBone as a torrent box, but I don't want to do it directly over my Internet connection (I don't think…
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Internet over USB on BeagleBone Black

I've recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 on the Beagle Bone Black. This image: https://rcn-ee.net/deb/flasher/raring/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-13.04-2013-10-08.img.xz This microcontroller allows to share internet connection between host PC (Version…
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How do I install Ubuntu Core 16 on the Beaglebone Black?

I am trying to install Ubuntu Core 16 on the Beaglebone black, which is supposedly supported. I can't seem to find the documentation on how to utilise the beagleblack gadget snap. I also don't see a beaglebone black image for download. Appreciate…
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ROS on BeagleBone Black?

Which Robot operating System (ROS) distribution can be installed on Beagle Bone Black with Ubuntu 16.04?
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USB can't read configurations, error -71?

I'm trying to plug a custom development board based on a Beaglebone Black to my Linux PC. The following is the dmesg error I was able to get (running Ubuntu 12.04): [424595.900132] usb 5-2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using…
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BeagleBone Black Wireless with Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 Wifi Not Working

I have the BeagleBone Black Wireless, and I have flashed Ubuntu 16.04 to it. I am trying to make the WiFi to work but have so far failed. I have already tried to modify the /etc/network/interfaces file by adding the following commands for wlan0,…
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Enable ADC input on Beaglebone with 4.x kernel

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Beaglebone Black, following instruction from the eLinux site. I've got it installed and running from the eMMC. However, I'm struggling to get the ADC input pins to work. Examples I have seen (eg this one) suggest that…
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Error in Opencv instalation (error in file: opencv/modules/videoio/src/cap_libv4l.cpp)

I tried to install OpenCV several times but always returns the same error. I'm running Linux - Debian in Beaglebone Black. The configuration is: root@beaglebone:~# uname -a Linux beaglebone 3.8.13-bone79 #1 SMP Tue Oct 13 20:44:55 UTC 2015 armv7l…
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How do I flash Snappy Ubuntu Core onto a BeagleBone Black's eMMC?

I have successfully followed the instructions under Snappy: Getting started with a Beaglebone Black and currently my BeagleBone Black always boots Ubuntu Core from the microSD card. Is it possible to flash Ubuntu Core on the on-board flash memory…
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Alfa Tube-U(N) RT3070 No Wireless Extensions

I am trying to get an Alfa Tube-U(N) USB Wifi adapter to work with Ubuntu 14.04.1 and getting stuck with actually connecting to any networks. It uses the Ralink RT3070 chipset (I think, based on lsusb output), and seems to be loading the rt2800usb…
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Progress of "apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" on mini-board computer?

I have a new BeagleBone Black. I wanted to install Ubuntu 13.04 in which I have succeeded, but then I wanted a GUI, in this case the Ubuntu Desktop itself. Can anyone tell me how long it will take installing the Ubuntu-desktop? It's been 3 hours…
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Will Ubuntu Snappy Core work on the BeagleBone boards

I'm becoming increasingly interested in using Ubuntu Snappy Core, instead of Debian for the BeagleBone. However, I can't seem to understand if this would work well on the BeagleBone development boards. I've looked online but can't find an answer. Is…
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What is DISK=/dev/sdX?

I am following this link to create a bootable SD card. I am stuck at mkfs.ext4 <= 1.42. for: DISK=/dev/mmcblk0 The terminal complains that no 'for' command is found. I suppose I should leave 'for' out? Next: for: DISK=/dev/sdX sudo mount…
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USB device not enumerated properly in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

My setup : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS dual boot with windows 7. uname -a: Linux nikhil 4.2.0-42-generic #49~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 29 20:22:11 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux USB devices: lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp.…
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