Part 2 – Installing the additional software and dependencies

Follow these steps to install the additional dependencies:

1. Install TightVNC Server by entering the following commands:

   apt-get install tightvncserver 
   

   Enter vncserver to start the server. The first time you run VNC server, you will see the following:

   root@ubuntu-armhf:~# vncserver
   You will require a password to access your desktops.
   Password:
   Verify:
   
   Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n
   xauth:  file /root/.Xauthority does not exist
   New 'X' desktop is ubuntu-armhf:1
   Creating default startup script /root/.vnc/xstartup
   Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup
   Log file is /root/.vnc/ubuntu-armhf:1.log 
   

   In future, you can just type vncserver in the terminal or add it to a startup script.

2. Install the Emacs editor. This is optional:

   apt-get install emacs
   

3. Install Build Essentials:

   apt-get install -y build-essential g++ curl libssl-dev apache2-utils git libxml2-dev
   

Installing the Device Tree Compiler

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