Ubuntu MATE 16.04 for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 is available now. This post show how to download, install and boot-up Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3.
- If you direct download the image, make sure the SHA256 hash matches. To generate the SHA256 of the downloaded file in Windows 10, enter the following command, compare with the SHA256 hash in the download page.
> CertUtil -hashfile ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img.xz SHA256
- Write to SD card using Win32DiskImager.
- Insert and run on Raspberry Pi 2 or 3. This video show it boot-up on Raspberry Pi 3.
Remark:
- No cable network connection in the test, so have to connect Internet via Raspberry Pi 3 built-in WiFi adapter after second reboot.
- The MicroSD used is:
Kingston Micro SDHC 32GB Class 10/U1 (Up to 80MB/s Read)
(KINGSTON SDC10G2/32GB - 80MB/s)
View Youtube on Ubuntu MATE 16.04/Raspberry Pi 3:
HTML5 test on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3:
More Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3:
Ubuntu Server Minimal 16.04, Ubuntu Server Minimal 16.04, Lubuntu 16.04, Xubuntu 16.04 and also Ubuntu MATE 16.04 can be download HERE.
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 image for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 is available to download or build yourself.
You’ll need a microSD card which is 8GB or greater to fit the image. The file system can be resized to occupy the unallocated space of the microSD card, on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 this can be done via Ubuntu MATE Welcome. NOTE! There are no predefined user accounts. The first time you boot one of the desktop images it will run through a setup wizard where you can create your own user account and configure your regional settings. The first boot is quite slow but, once the first boot configuration is complete, subsequent boots are much quicker. Known Issues
During first boot configuration Ubiquity does not prompt to join available WiFi networks.
Upon completion of the first boot setup WiFi doesn’t work, at all. Reboot and WiFi will be available.
Both these issues will be addressed in Ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 for Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 which is due in late July.
Ubuntu-Mate.org's blog announced the immediate availability of Ubuntu MATE 15.10 for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B!
The Ubuntu MATE image have prepared supports the integrated Wifi on the Raspberry Pi 3 but support for the integrated Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth is still in progress and we hope to enable full support via an update very soon.
In my case, after setup wizard in first boot, system hang-up with failed message: [FAILED] Failed to start oem-config.service. See "systemctl status oem-config.service" for details. Anyway, the system still can run after power-off and re-boot again.
Download Ubuntu MATE for the Raspberry Pi 2 (2015-04-22 version)
Boot-up Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for the Raspberry Pi 2 (2015-04-22 version)
To write the img on microSD, ddrescue is needed. To install ddrescue on Ubuntu, enter the command: $ sudo apt-get install gddrescue
This post show how to resize file system on microSD with Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for Raspberry Pi 2 installed, using Linux GUI application GParted run on another Linux machine.
To install GParted, enter the command: $ sudo apt-get install gparted
This video show how:
After resized and boot up Ubuntu MATE on Raspberry Pi 2, now I have 15.7G on a 16G microSD.
This page (eLinux: RPi Resize Flash Partitions http://elinux.org/RPi_Resize_Flash_Partitions) describes activities relating to partitions on the Raspberry Pi for Linux based operating systems, such as Raspian Linux. It may also apply to other operating systems too, but you should check. Incorrectly using the instructions is likely to corrupt your system.
This video show how to download and burn microSD on Ubuntu Linux.
And my first boot Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for Raspberry Pi 2:
The OS unresponsive at the first boot only. After sometime, it become more smooth.
I always run apt-get update and upgrade on Raspberry Pi/Raspbian. The first time it run more than 14 hrs to finish.
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
This video below show remote login Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for Raspberry Pi 2 with ssh from PC running Ubuntu Linux. Then install xrdp on ubuntuMATE@RPi 2, and login xrdp using Remmina.
