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Armbian configuration and install utility

Armbian configuration utility

Utility for configuring your board, adjusting services and installing applications. It comes with Armbian by default.

Login as root and type:

armbian-config

• system
  • install to SATA, eMMC, NAND or USB
  • freeze and unfreeze kernel and BSP upgrades
  • switching between avaliable kernels and nightly builds
  • edit boot environment
  • reconfigure board settings with DT overlays or FEX (Allwinner legacy)
  • select dedicated DTB (Solidrun imx6 boards)
  • adjust SSH daemon features
  • run apt update and upgrade
  • toggle desktop and login manager (desktop builds)
  • adjusting the display resolution (some boards)
  • toggle running servives (stock Debian utility)
  • enabling read only root filesystem (Ubuntu)
• network
  • select dynamic or static IP address
  • hotspot management. Automatic detection of: nl80211, realtek, 802.11n, 802.11a and 802.11ac
  • iperf3. Toogle bandwidth measuring server
  • connect to wireless
  • install IR support
  • install support, pair and connect Bluetooth devices
  • edit IFUPDOWN interfaces
• personal
  • change timezone, languages and hostname
  • select welcome screen items
• software
  • softy
    • TV headend (IPTV server)
    • Syncthing (personal cloud)
    • SoftEther VPN server (VPN server)
    • ExaGear desktop (x86 emulator)
    • Transmission (torrent server)
    • ISPConfig (WEB & MAIL server)
    • Openmediavault NAS (NAS server)
    • PI hole (ad blocker)
    • UrBackup (client/server backup system)
    • Webmin (Web-based interface for system administration)
    • MiniDLNA (media sharing)
  • monitoring tools
  • create diagnostics report
  • install kernel headers
  • remove build-essentials
  • install RDP service (desktop builds)
• help
  • Links to documentation, support and sources

Running this utility on 3rd party Debian based distributions

# Install dependencies
apt install git bc expect rcconf dialog network-manager sunxi-tools iptables resolvconf debconf-utils unzip build-essential html2text apt-transport-https html2text dirmngr software-properties-common

git clone https://github.com/armbian/config
cd config
bash debian-config