Getting Started

1. Connect the BeagleBone Black to your computer

1. Make sure you have connected the BeagleBone Black to your computer via a USB cable

2. Open a terminal window and type:

   Terminal

   $ ssh debian@192.168.7.2
   

3. As you can see you need to type the password temppwd to be able to log in.

   Output

   Debian GNU/Linux 10
   
   BeagleBoard.org Debian Buster IoT Image 2020-04-06
   
   Support: http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian
   
   default username:password is [debian:temppwd]
   
   debian@192.168.7.2's password:
   

4. You should now see:

   Output

    The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
    the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
    individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
   
    Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
    permitted by applicable law.
    Last login: Thu Apr 16 21:18:31 2020 from 192.168.7.1
    debian@beaglebone:~$
   

   Important

   You may be presented with the prompt to change password.

   It is recommended for now to change the password from temppwd to password12345

   Once logged in you can change it back to temppwd by entering the following command passwd

   debian@BeagleBone:~$ passwd
   Changing password for debian.
   Current password:
   New password:
   Retype new password:
   passwd: password updated successfully