Ubuntu • Re: Need to configure Ubuntu like you can with Raspberry Pi OS on the formatter but the option is missing.

Download the latest RPI imager, go ahead and select Ubuntu then press write, it will ask you if you want to customise like add a username/hostname/password/ssh etc. If that's possible on the RPI imager for Ubuntu - not tried it myself. I only use RPI's OS on the imager.

It was changed from a hidden setting to that, quite recently afaik.

Thanks for the response. Yes I was trying that before and it doesn't work. Using the Raspberry Pi OS option does give you the prompt but Ubuntu does not.

Turns out though I did just figure it out. Using the Raspberry Pi Imager tool, Ubuntu Desktop does not allow you to customize your settings like you can Rasp Pi OS. Instead, selecting Ubuntu Server from within the Imager DOES give you the prompt just like Rasp Pi OS does to allow you to configure. So I just did that.

I selected Ubuntu Server, configured my network and the like, and turned on SSH. Once I got it booted up, I looked in my router for what IP DHCP gave it and created a reservation. Not necessary for this setup but it allows me to find the Pi by DNS name now internally. SSH'd into it and now I'm installing the Desktop features so it'll effectively be Ubuntu Desktop after this but with the benefit of getting it to work the way I needed it to due to hardware limitations in my house. Mainly, my monitor wouldn't work with the Pi no matter what I tried. I even bought some adapters to go from HDMI -> USB C since my monitor takes that and it just doesn't work. The Monitor works perfectly fine with my laptop as a second screen but not the Pi for some reason. Anyways, getting off track here.

The core of the solution:

• Use RPi's Imager
• Use Ubuntu Server Image
• Select Write button
• Select to Edit setttings
• Configure as needed for your environment. Make sure to turn on SSH if you're in my situation.
• Find IP address on network. Create DHCP reservation if desired.
• SSH into the Pi
• Install Ubuntu Desktop with

  Code:

  sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop -y

• Install RDP Tools for Windows with

  Code:

  sudo apt install xrdp -y

• ???
• Profit

Statistics: Posted by KazeEnji — Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:22 pm

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