Users Guide

Action Ubuntu Core 15 Ubuntu Core 16
Re-mount the Ubuntu Snappy 16 root le
system as read only
N/A
Snappy 16 rootfs is Read-Only
Accessing the built-in help N/A
admin@localhost:~$ sudo snap
--help
Listing the installed snaps N/A
admin@localhost:~$ sudo snap
list
Updating the system name N/A
admin@localhost:$ network-
manager.nmcli general
hostname <NAME>
Changing the time zone N/A When the system arrives from the factory,
the operating system is usually set to the
UTC time zone.
To change the time zone to your location,
run the command:
admin@localhost:~$ sudo
timedatectl --help
the help le above will tell you commands
you need to know.
Root user credential N/A Run the command:
admin@localhost:$ sudo su -
Returns:
$ admin@localhost:~# sudo su
–
$ root@localhost:~#
Identifying the System Service Tag N/A Run the command:
admin@localhost:$ cat /sys/
class/dmi/id/product_serial
The system tag is printed.
Identifying the system vendor
N/A
Run the command:
admin@localhost:$ cat /sys/
class/dmi/id/board_vendor
returns
Dell Inc.
The system tag is printed.
UEFI capsule update
The fwupgmgr tool or commands are used to update the UEFI BIOS on the system. The UEFI BIOS for this platform is released
through online Linux Vendor File System (LVFS) based methods
It is recommended that you enable the UEFI Capsule update by default so that it is running in the background to keep the system
BIOS up to date.
NOTE: For more information about fwupd commands, see www.fwupd.org/users.
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