xubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 182, Issue 5: Xubuntu on Pinebook Pro looking good but needs access to internet

Joel Carlson fox7799 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 9 15:46:47 UTC 2020 

We have tried everything to access the internet including Pine logo + F11,
etc. but so far no success. That is probably why we can't add software and
have a complete working system. A solution would be appreciated. Thanks,
Joel

On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 7:33 AM Joel Carlson <fox7799 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We can't access and install synaptic, gnome disks, gparted, gsmartcontrol,
> hardinfo, xfburn, clonezilla, gufw, clamav, nautilus, xsane, vlc,
> libreoffice, k3b, gimp, googleearth, etc. Otherwise it looks good, (see
> attached). Joel
>
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>> Hi: I installed
>>
>> https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/focal-xfce4-pinebookpro-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz
>> on an sd card. It looks good but I can't login to rock64 or other. I had a
>> similar problem with the Mate version but kept trying things and got
>> lucky.
>> A login explanation would be appreciated. I also tried the Manjaro xfce
>> version but found it unsatisfactory. Joel
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 6:20 AM <xubuntu-devel-request at lists.ubuntu.com>
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>> >    1. Re: Xubuntu needed for Pinebook Pro (Eric Curtin)
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>> > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 10:45:34 +0000
>> > From: Eric Curtin <ericcurtin17 at gmail.com>
>> > To: Xubuntu Development Discussion <xubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> > Subject: Re: Xubuntu needed for Pinebook Pro
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>> > If you dive into these links, etc. even further you will see xubuntu
>> > on pinebook pro kind of does exist:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/focal-xfce4-pinebookpro-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz
>> >
>> > maybe this should be added as an official image? I've a sneaky
>> > suspicion we will see a raspberry pi laptop in the next year or so
>> > which may have the best support. Supporting Apple M1 laptops would be
>> > great, some people are looking into that already, there always seems
>> > to be a struggle with getting Apple products running Linux though.
>> > Apple seem to have no interest in cooperating.
>> >
>> > You can install ubuntu apps on chromebooks fairly easily though with
>> > LXD/LXC.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 at 23:37, Stephen Kellat <alpacaherder at live.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 03:11:29PM -0800, Joel Carlson wrote:
>> > > > The ARM processor Pinebook Pro has most other Linux distributions
>> but
>> > > > apparently not Xubuntu. This should be a priority because other ARM
>> > > > processor computers are coming soon! Thanks, Joel
>> > >
>> > > This would be a matter of resource allocation.  When I consult the
>> list
>> > of available images known to the Pinebook's manufacturer at
>> > https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro#Pinebook_Pro_images I get
>> this:
>> > >
>> > > elementary OS 6 (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Manjaro ARM (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Debian Desktop (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Bionic LXDE (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Bionic Mate (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Fedora (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > OpenSUSE (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Q4OS (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Armbian (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > NetBSD (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > OpenBSD release for ARM64
>> > > Chromium (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > > Arch Linux ARM installer (microSD and USB boot)
>> > > Android 7.1 (microSD Boot)
>> > > Android 7.1 (eMMC)
>> > > Debian Installer for Pinebook Pro
>> > > Gentoo Script for Pinebook Pro
>> > > Kali Script for Pinebook Pro (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> > >
>> > > The page here has more specifics as to each build and how unofficial
>> > each are: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro_Software_Release
>> > >
>> > > This looks wonderful but the other flavours of Ubuntu have not taken
>> > action officially towards it either.  The only ARM platform supported by
>> > Ubuntu is Raspberry Pi.  I still have some questions pending about how
>> > Xubuntu can build off the work already done so that we might build our
>> own
>> > images but there are bits and bobs that Canonical needs to finish up
>> first.
>> > >
>> > > For now getting all the flavours of Ubuntu building images for
>> Raspberry
>> > Pi without the dodge of desktopify is a big challenge with possibly a
>> > larger installed base to approach.  Others may have something to say on
>> > this but that is my understanding of where things stand at the immediate
>> > moment.
>> > >
>> > > Stephen Michael Kellat
>> > >
>> > >
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>> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 16:06:27 -0800
>> From: Joel Carlson <fox7799 at gmail.com>
>> To: xubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: Re: xubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 182, Issue 3
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>> When I login with rock64 username and rock64 password it says below
>> Changing password for rock64 in yellow. It kept saying bad password
>> because
>> I used a six character password. When I used a 10 character password it
>> worked. Hope this helps someone else trying to login. Joel
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 8:06 AM Joel Carlson <fox7799 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi: I installed
>> >
>> https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/focal-xfce4-pinebookpro-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz
>> > on an sd card. It looks good but I can't login to rock64 or other. I
>> had a
>> > similar problem with the Mate version but kept trying things and got
>> lucky.
>> > A login explanation would be appreciated. I also tried the Manjaro xfce
>> > version but found it unsatisfactory. Joel
>> >
>> > On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 6:20 AM <xubuntu-devel-request at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
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>> >>
>> >>    1. Re: Xubuntu needed for Pinebook Pro (Eric Curtin)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 1
>> >> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 10:45:34 +0000
>> >> From: Eric Curtin <ericcurtin17 at gmail.com>
>> >> To: Xubuntu Development Discussion <xubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: Xubuntu needed for Pinebook Pro
>> >> Message-ID:
>> >>         <
>> >> CANpvso6Ree8g49LMuGWW031MCaAqFm9VGcUd2ieScQboGRUucA at mail.gmail.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>> >>
>> >> If you dive into these links, etc. even further you will see xubuntu
>> >> on pinebook pro kind of does exist:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases/download/0.10.12/focal-xfce4-pinebookpro-0.10.12-1184-arm64.img.xz
>> >>
>> >> maybe this should be added as an official image? I've a sneaky
>> >> suspicion we will see a raspberry pi laptop in the next year or so
>> >> which may have the best support. Supporting Apple M1 laptops would be
>> >> great, some people are looking into that already, there always seems
>> >> to be a struggle with getting Apple products running Linux though.
>> >> Apple seem to have no interest in cooperating.
>> >>
>> >> You can install ubuntu apps on chromebooks fairly easily though with
>> >> LXD/LXC.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 at 23:37, Stephen Kellat <alpacaherder at live.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 03:11:29PM -0800, Joel Carlson wrote:
>> >> > > The ARM processor Pinebook Pro has most other Linux distributions
>> but
>> >> > > apparently not Xubuntu. This should be a priority because other ARM
>> >> > > processor computers are coming soon! Thanks, Joel
>> >> >
>> >> > This would be a matter of resource allocation.  When I consult the
>> list
>> >> of available images known to the Pinebook's manufacturer at
>> >> https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro#Pinebook_Pro_images I get
>> this:
>> >> >
>> >> > elementary OS 6 (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Manjaro ARM (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Debian Desktop (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Bionic LXDE (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Bionic Mate (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Fedora (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > OpenSUSE (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Q4OS (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Armbian (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > NetBSD (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > OpenBSD release for ARM64
>> >> > Chromium (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> > Arch Linux ARM installer (microSD and USB boot)
>> >> > Android 7.1 (microSD Boot)
>> >> > Android 7.1 (eMMC)
>> >> > Debian Installer for Pinebook Pro
>> >> > Gentoo Script for Pinebook Pro
>> >> > Kali Script for Pinebook Pro (microSD and eMMC Boot)
>> >> >
>> >> > The page here has more specifics as to each build and how unofficial
>> >> each are: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro_Software_Release
>> >> >
>> >> > This looks wonderful but the other flavours of Ubuntu have not taken
>> >> action officially towards it either.  The only ARM platform supported
>> by
>> >> Ubuntu is Raspberry Pi.  I still have some questions pending about how
>> >> Xubuntu can build off the work already done so that we might build our
>> own
>> >> images but there are bits and bobs that Canonical needs to finish up
>> first.
>> >> >
>> >> > For now getting all the flavours of Ubuntu building images for
>> >> Raspberry Pi without the dodge of desktopify is a big challenge with
>> >> possibly a larger installed base to approach.  Others may have
>> something to
>> >> say on this but that is my understanding of where things stand at the
>> >> immediate moment.
>> >> >
>> >> > Stephen Michael Kellat
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > xubuntu-devel mailing list
>> >> > xubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
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