Latest RaspEX Build Brings Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Raspberry Pi 3 and 2 SBCs

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton informs us about the availability for download of a new build of his RaspEX project that brings the latest version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system to Raspberry Pi SBCs.

RaspEX Build 160421 has been released on the same day with Canonical’s Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system, on which it is based, and it promises to offer a lightweight LXDE-based desktop experience to Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi 2 users.

The new RaspEX release ships with a brand-new kernel, support for Bluetooth, the Mozilla Firefox web browser, as a replacement for Chromium because it apparently offers better support for watching YouTube videos, as well as the Wicd as the default network manager.

“As Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus was released yesterday, I simply had t… (read more)

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