Frontier SDK Quick Start Guide (QSG)

Note: The frontier SDK currently requires Debian Buster.

  1. Download the latest apt-source-frontier-sdk.deb package. This package creates an entry in APT's sources.list.d directory, and adds the repository's IP address to your /etc/hosts file:

    user@workstation:~$ sudo dpkg --install apt-source-frontier-sdk*.deb

  2. Tell dpkg to also add support for the ARM processor:

    user@workstation:~$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf && sudo apt-get update

  3. Install the SDK itself. Depending on the state of your workstation, this might be a large download:

    user@workstation:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install sdk-frontier

  4. Create an SD-card image containing the "frontier" operating system:

    user@workstation:~$ mkos-frontier

  5. Write the image to an SD card. Change "/dev/sdb" as necessary:

    user@workstation:~$ sudo dd if=mkos-frontier.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M conv=fsync

  6. Insert the SD card into frontier's uSD slot, and hold down the BOOT button while powering on. The first boot will take several minutes.