Editing Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software (section)

=== Introduction once you have your mini-pc ===

'''Overview of steps involved:'''

[https://libreelec.tv/ LibreELEC] is a GNU/Linux distribution that takes '''less than 90 seconds to install''' that starts up into [https://kodi.tv/ Kodi]''(our media center software)'' software '''right out of the box.''' This is so easy; it just works. It’s so good you’ll forget you’re even using GNU/Linux or open source software. The steps below are as follows:

# '''Make LibreELEC install disk''' to install LibreELEC linux distribution onto our asustor home theater PC.
# '''OPTIONAL: Install NVMe drives into Asustor.''' My home theater PC does not store any content; that is what my server is for. If you want your Asustor to have '''local storage''' as well, you can install NVMe drives into the bottom of it.
#* Use a phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four screws on the bottom of the Asustor.
#* Be gentle; the clips you have to pull back to fit your NVMe drive in aren’t the most durable. In fact, they remind me of the flimsy MacBook A1181 screen bezel clips that broke if you looked at them the wrong way.
#* Avoid pressing directly on the SSD’s chip when pushing it into the mini-PC. Instead, apply pressure to the pc board of the solid state drive so you don’t put pressure on the solder balls under the SSD’s chip.
#* If at any point you are debating whether to pull back harder on the clips of the asustor that hold the NVMe drive in, or to push harder on the SSD, '''always elect to pull harder on the NVMe clips on the asustor'''. The cost of those breaking is nothing; just use a piece of [https://www.amazon.com/VCHOMY-Sublimation-Polyimide-Temperature-Insulation/dp/B0C9PMHWGS kapton heat resistant tape] to hold the SSD in. The cost of breaking the SSD, is several hundred dollars, or random reboots if you cause a crash in a solder ball that will take you months to trace back to that stupid SSD.
# '''Plug Asustor into television, keyboard, &amp; mouse'''
# '''Disable secure boot/security features in asustor BIOS(UEFI technically)''' so we can install Linux on it.
# '''Erase Bloatware:''' Asus’s garbage software will be removed so it can never be used again, even by accident.
# '''Install Libreelec:''' This provides a clean, efficient operating system specially made for home theater PCs.
# '''Set Up KODI:''' We’ll use this to catalog media files making them easy to search &amp; access. As soon as you turn the computer on, in less than 30 seconds it will be booted up into KODI so you can access all of your files.

<blockquote>'''Note:''' This setup will automatically pull information from internet databases, giving you detailed descriptions &amp; reviews of your content.
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