====== Quick start ======

Download the [[http://snacklinux.geekness.eu/download/|latest ISO]] (x86 only) or compile the kernel and root filesystem (any architecture) and boot into SnackLinux either in a virtual machine or on physical hardware. 

<del>//OLD//: Docker templates are available [[http://snacklinux.geekness.eu/downloads/docker/|here]]. See the [[docker|Docker]] page for more information.
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SnackLinux supports most generic hardware.

==== Install ====
You can install SnackLinux to a local hard drive by runnning install-snacklinux.sh in /root
Note: you will need to setup networking and install dialog, ncurses and lilo with fbpkg install
  fbpkg install dialog && fbpkg install ncurses && fbpkg install lilo
  bash install-snacklinux.sh /dev/sda
==== Networking ====

To set up networking, you can either use a static IP
  ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.100 netmask 255.255.255.0
  route add default gw 192.168.0.1 
or use ''udhcpc'' for DHCP.
or create ''/etc/network/intefaces'' and use ''ifup eth0''
  touch /etc/network/intefaces
  
  auto eth0
  iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.168.1.X # Replace X with the specific IP address you want to assign to this device
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 192.168.1.1
    dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

Run ''fbpkg update'' to update the latest packages list and to check if the network is up.

=== SSH ===

Install dropbear via fbpkg by running ''fbpkg install dropbear''
Then set up the keys:
<code>
mkdir /etc/dropbear && cd /etc/dropbear
dropbearkey -t rsa -f dropbear_rsa_host_key
dropbearkey -t ecdsa -f dropbear_ecdsa_host_key
</code>
Now run ''dropbear'' to start the dropbear SSH server.

=== Packages ===

To see the available packages, run ''fbpkg search mypackage''.

Use ''fbpkg install <package>'' or ''fbpkg remove <package>'' for installation and removal. Run ''fbpkg --help'' for more information.

=== Programming ===
For compiling C/C++, install the essential tools:
   fbpkg install gcc-toolchain
   fbpkg install make
   fbpkg install binutils
   fbpkg install m4
   
For Nim, see the [[nim-lang|Nim language page  ]]