Installed Debian Linux on PC running VMware using image:
debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso
https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
Change screen resolution to match system:
Menu: Applications/System Tools/Preferences/System Settings
Click Displays
Change resolution and press Apply
Add your standard user to the sudoer’s list:
su root visudo
add the following line after the specification for the root user:
username ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
Press <CTRL> O to save, then <CTRL> X to exit
The rest of the instructions on this page are to be done as the root user.
Either remain as root user from the above “su root” command, or prepend “sudo ” to every linux command listed below.
Update system:
apt-get update apt-get upgrade
Install basic development tools:
apt-get install build-essential
Install cross-compile utilities
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the lines:
deb http://www.emdebian.org/debian unstable main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
Install emdebian key signatures:
apt-get install emdebian-archive-keyring apt-get update
Install cross compile tools:
apt-get install libc6-armhf-cross libc6-dev-armhf-cross apt-get install binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf linux-libc-dev-armhf-cross apt-get install libstdc++6-armhf-cross apt-get install gcc-4.7-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-4.7-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Remove emdebian keyring:
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Comment out the lines (add # to start of each line):
deb http://www.emdebian.org/debian unstable main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
apt-get remove emdebian-archive-keyring apt-get update
Make links to executables in /usr/bin:
ln -s /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-4.7 /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc ln -s /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++-4.7 /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++