New to the Note 4 Scene + a bit of a guide using linux for first time users

I've "upgraded" from the P8000, this things is astonishing and a world apart from it's/my predecessor.

Note I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910F (trltexx) - so please change your device if following this walkthrough, and as always I can't be held responsible for flashing problems, ending the world etc etc...

I'd thought I'd post here for the reference for anyone else getting into the scene but aimed particularly at linux users. I can't thank the cyanogenmod team enough for the quality of there wiki. I'm sharing my experience using debian jessie 8.6 + heimdall. The best way to follow the guide is as follows:

1. General Overview

Go-to the general page, useful to know how to get into boot/recovery mode.

2. Installing the goods!

This applies to every device here and I can't recommend this method enough. If you have previously installed heimdall, heimdall-flash, heimdall-frontend I'd remove this before moving onto this bit as this caused an enormous headache for me as it would not entertain the pit files.

One other thing before going into terminal and installing using the guide is to install git:

Code:

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sudo apt-get install git

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Just this is not mentioned here. Then proceed by clicking here. Yes you manually compile the software, yes it's very very simple.

3. Into the nitty gritty

Again, please ensure you're following the guide for your device this is based on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910F (trltexx) - All other devices can be found via the search.

Now that the information is clear go here and follow the steps through.

I'd thought I'd put this up there as there is a minefield of information out there and this literally took 10 mins from install to loading cyanogenmod up on my device.

Have a good day.

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