Getting started
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 | What is different about the Plug compared to other desktops and server installations? The Plug Computer is the cross between an embedded platform, typically found in smaller devices like mobile phones, and a larger notebook computer. The Plug Computer has solid state storage inside much like Solid State Drives (SSDs) available in some notebook platforms. The "Plug" also has a desktop like processor capability with the Marvell ARM-based Sheeva System-on-Chip (SoC) called Kirkwood 6281. However, the hybrid hardware platform requires some special installation instructions to offer step-by-step configuration details to get your Plug Computer up and running as quickly as possible. After which, you will be able to install new software, features, and network capabilities that typically require a much larger and more expensive platform. The Marvell site also has PDFs in place when you buy a Sheeva-based Plug Computer development platform. Those are very helpful to understand U-Boot and they offer a Ubuntu JFFS2 file system ready for the Plug Computer. |
 | Comparing the Operating System distributions available for the Plug Computer One can build a custom solution beginning with one of the major Linux kernel operating system distributions (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, OpenWRT, Slack, and Arch). Or one could choose a custom distribution that has more applications out of the box. There are also non-Linux options available.
All of the distributions keep the core of the wonderful kernel and software distributions associated with operating systems. We would like to thanks all the Marvell developers who contributed to the port of their Sheeva ARM SoCs, which is the basis for the distributions listed above. Thank you for contributing to the Open Source Software movement and combining it with your hardware technology. |
 | Prepackaged cloud computers A number of commercial, off the shelf cloud computers complete with commercial software are available. These devices are a friendly approach for users not wishing to build and install their own software .
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 | Applications, Accessories and SHPG Hardware Manuals and howtos of applications and accessories that can be used under the Plug Computer.
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| Plug Computer Frequently Asked Questions If there are any problems with the Plug Computer and the distributions running on them, the Frequently Asked Questions page is a good place to start for finding solutions or more importantly, not trying something that is an outstanding problem. |
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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