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For a "quick and dirty" way to start Odysseus automatically on startup, you have to edit the file /etc/inittab according to these instructions: http://elinux.org/RPi_Debian_Auto_Login
After that, append the line ./startOdysseus (or ./startOdysseusServer ) at the bottom of the file .bashrc of the user (e.g., /home/pi/.bashrc)
Remark: For BeagleBone, autologin has to be activated like here described
http://embedded.von-kannen.net/2014/06/28/how-to-enable-autologin-debian/
Alternative:
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