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==Linux News==
Many thanks for the the Cosmo Communicator open source community that provided an initial version of Linux for Cosmo Communicator!
==Linux installation==
The first step to install Linux on your Cosmo is to make sure you are running the latest Android firmware, currently v19. You can check the Android version by tapping Settings -> System -> Advanced -> About Phone and scrolling to the end of the page as in the following screenshot.
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Next you will have to download the Linux firmware, which will need to be installed into the microSD card on your Cosmo. Insert a microSD card on your cosmo Cosmo and make sure it is formatted as MS-DOS(FAT32).
You can download can download the latest archive at this address: [http://support.planetcom.co.uk/download/cosmo-customos-installer-beta.zip http://support.planetcom.co.uk/download/cosmo-customos-installer-beta.zip]
* [http://support.planetcom.co.uk/download/cosmo-customos-installer.zip http://support.planetcom.co.uk/download/cosmo-customos-installer.zip] (MD5: 554e8ec1f1c57b0fc3a6140b1ecad3ea)
Alternatively, you can also purchase a Linux Media Installation Card with the firmware already preloaded onto the micro SD card. This can be purchased from https://store.planetcom.co.uk/
Once you downloaded the zip archive you will have to extract its content onto your microSD card:
# Open Files by Google and locate the ZIP archive
# Tap the file to reveal the cosmo-customos-installer folder
# Long tap on that folder, select Extract to... and finally select the microSD card as desitinationdestination. Your microSD card should now contain a folder named cosmo-customos-installer with several files inside it.
===Tips===
* There is a default user named 'cosmo'. The password for the 'geminicosmo' user is 'geminicosmo'* The default keyboard layout is English. To configure a different keyboard layout, make sure you have updated update your Linux distributionLinux installation:*# <s>Remove _apt user from /etc/passwd (see point below in known issues) </s>(Not needed anymore)<s><br /></s>*# become Become root by typing 'sudo bash' followed by the 'geminicosmo' password
*# type 'apt-get update'
*# type 'apt-get upgrade'.
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===Known bugs===
* Opening/Closing the unit does not suspend/resume the unit at this time. You will have to manually shutdown the unit via software when you want to terminate your Linux session.
