MX on Linux: Difference between revisions

== DownloadingWhere andto Unzippinginstall MX Distribution? ==

For simplicity, MX iscan be installed into standard Pi user's home directory ('''~/CumulusMX''') here, as that simplifies permissions, you don't need super user priviligesprivileges to write in the home directory. TheHowever, imageinstead thatof Markusing Crossley'''"~/"''', providesthe hasfollowing MXnotes pre-installedwill intouse '''/opt/CumulusMXEXISTING PATH''', so the notes are equally valid should you install elsewhere.

#*by using an external drive for MX, MX files are less likely to be lost, and you arekeep lessMX likely to loseand your operating system offon separate drives, so are less likely to wear out your micro-SD card

#if you accidentally were to corrupt a critical file on your Raspberry Pi, you would need to rebuild the operating system image, and that deletes all existing files on the micro-SD card, including any related to MX, and you don't want to lose your precious Cumulus data

Both the optional "data" directory created by NOOBS, and any external drive that has been mounted, normally appear within "/media/pi" in the file structure so EXISTING PATH might be "/media/pi/mount_name", but the exact path depends on your set-up, and might not be as predicted here.