Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Download, install and boot-up Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3



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.

- Visit https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi/ to download the image of Ubuntu MATE for the Raspberry Pi 2 and 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.




Related:
Lubuntu and Xubuntu 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3

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