Setting Up for the First Time
The variant we received for this review is equipped with an impressive 8GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, priced at a reasonable $119.00. However, for most users, the 4GB RAM and 32GB storage option should suffice. Now, let’s delve into the operation process. Our X1 board came pre-installed with Debian Linux v11.00, seamlessly running in the sleek XFCE desktop environment.
Although our experience was overall positive, we encountered a minor inconvenience with the desktop GUI being in Chinese language. If you have received your board and are unsure how to address this issue and switch to English, we have discovered that editing the locale file located under the “etc/default” directory can successfully resolve the problem. Here’s how we did it:
- Step #1: sudo vi /etc/default/locale
- Step #2: Delete the following lines:
LANG=C.UTF-8
LANG=CN.UTF-8
- Step #3: Add the following lines:
LANG=en.USC.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US.utf8
Don’t forget to save the file. Now, your entire desktop can be accessed in the English language.
