[xubuntu-users] Xubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 2/3/3B+

[Dick Smith]

On 05/09/2018 02:08 PM, Adam Smith wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been working on some installers for Xubuntu 18.04 for the
> Raspberry Pi.  Would this be of interest to anybody on the list?
>
> I've made armhf and arm64 versions.  I posted an early armhf version
> on this raspberry pi thread
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=209763 .  I
> posted it for people to test, but so far nobody has!
>
> I've since spotted a couple of things that need correcting (nothing
> big just a spelling mistake on the cmdline.txt), and I've changed how
> I do a few things.  I'm waiting to see if I get a response to a couple
> of bug reports before I post the final versions.
>
> I think it's the first time a fully automated ubiquity has been used
> on the pi.  The arm64 version is currently unique in *ubuntu.
>
> For those who don't like the idea of downloading something from a
> complete stranger (quite right too), I've updated the Ubuntu raspberry
> pi wiki - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi - so you can install
> xubuntu 18.04 via official installation media.  Let me know if
> something is wrong/needs changing with that, but of course it would be
> better if you could make the updates yourself!
>
> Cheers
>
> Adam
>
Adam. I'd love to give it a go.

Dick