(ARCHIVED) Ubuntu Xenial Image (BSP Kernel)

[Luke]

Yup works like a charm. Thank you so much Longsleep! I installed Mate desktop on the image and wrote up a short review over at the Mate forums if anyone cares

https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/pine-64-...-mate/4775

How did you install Ubuntu Mate? Did you add any repositories? What packages you install?

I installed it from the PPA. But you can just run install_mate_desktop.sh under usr/local/sbin

hi @Luke - [img]file:///Users/yuetsu/Documents/avatars/FF_224.jpg[/img]

i ran that /usr/local/sbin/install_mate_desktop.sh - seemed to work ok and i can work for a while in it as a GUI desktop, but occasionally, especially when installing something with apt-get from the command line, suddenly the screen just goes all dark green yet blank (has happend a few times) or flat light grey yet blank (happened once). is this screen drivers? also, i can't get firefox, that comes with ubuntu mate, to run, crashes on launch every time, don't think i've seen the actual firefox browser window but once for a few seconds, and before i could type anything in a url box, it crashed. i've tried installing konqueror using sudo apt-get install but even with just the command line, i suddenly get a blank screen for that too. i have run @longsleep 's script to re-size the partition so i'm using all 64 GB on my micro SD card. any ideas what could be happening? A64+ board with 2 GB and gigbit ethernet, connected via ethernet. please let me know. thank you in advance.


best,

—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

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1. resize the second partition (rootfs) to span the card
2. resize the file system to span the partition

I have a script for that https://github.com/longsleep/build-pine6..._rootfs.sh - run with sudo on your Pine.

the link for that one has changed now to here:  https://github.com/longsleep/build-pine6..._rootfs.sh

best,

—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

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Works like a charm so far.
Things to do after you dd image to your sd card:
1. resize the second partition (rootfs) to span the card
2. resize the file system to span the partition
3. add the universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list
4. sudo apt-get update
5. sudo apt-get upgrade
6. sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
7. wait for 2.6gb
8. reboot in the graphical environment
9. Win. Thanks Longsleep

hi @janjwerner & @longsleep,

so please pardon my linux/ubuntu ignorance and lack of fu, but i understand the rest of that, just not #3 — "add the universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list." what is the specific line to add, and where, please? or a link to instructions on how to do that, please?

thank you in advance.

best,

—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

Hey Faddah, 
edit the /etc/apt/sources.list 
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
find the lines:

#deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial universe
#deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial universe
#deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-updates universe
#deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-updates universe


and remove the hash sign that denotes the comment. 
afterwards type
sudo apt-get update

hope this helps

@janjwerner & @longsleep - it did! thank you! up and running now, even used the script to install ubuntu mate. more in next post to @longsleep. but thank you for all the kind help, all!

best,

—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

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this doesnt even support my german keyboard

@33nder —

if you run...

Code:

$ sudo apt update

and then...

Code:

$ sudo apt upgrade

...it will likely offer you keyboard language choices, as it did for me. i stuck with my u.s. english, you can choose Deutsch, Dvorak, whatever you like.
best,
—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

Sorry for getting back this late to you faddah - busy day at work. I see that your problem has been solved; regarding Firefox, I dont think it works particularly well (for whatever reason) at the moment. I can only recommend you use the Midori browser (sudo apt-get install midori) which works a treat