Build a customized Linux Debian image with Debos

Debos is a tool to make the creation of Debian-based OS images simpler. This article illustrates how to create microSD images for the Acme Systems board

This procedure has been tested on:

  • Debian Linux 10 and 11
  • Ubuntu Linux 22.04

Installing Debos package:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install debos

Clone this git repository:

git clone https://github.com/tanzilli/debos-for-acmesystems-boards.git
cd debos-for-acmesystems-boards

Add your Linux username to kvm group:

sudo adduser $USER kvm

Select the command to generate the image for your Acme Systems board. If you are using an Ubuntu Linux distribution add --disable-fakemachine option.

debos acme-foxd27-bookworm.yaml
debos acme-roadrunner.yaml
debos acme-acqua.yaml
debos acme-aria.yaml
debos acme-arietta.yaml
debos acme-foxg20.yaml

The file:

debian-[debian_name]-[board_name]-img.xz

will contains the microSD image

Use Etcher to write your microSD with the image generated

at bootstrap use:

Login: acme
Password: acmesystems

to extend the rootfs to fill the microSD size type:

sudo growpart /dev/mmcblk0 2
sudo resize2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2

Credits

This article is based on Antonio Galea works available on this link:

Links

Binary repository

Sergio Tanzilli
Systems designer, webmaster of www.acmesystems.it and founder of Acme Systems srl

Personal email: tanzilli@acmesystems.it
Web pages: https://www.acmesystems.it --- https://www.acmestudio.it
Github repositories: https://github.com/tanzilli --- https://github.com/acmesystems
Telegram group dedicated to the Acme Systems boards: https://t.me/acmesystemssrl