Blog posts tagged
"Raspberry Pi"

60 posts


Oliver Smith
28 October 2021

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with Ubuntu Server 21.10 support is here

Article Cloud and server

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has been announced and delivers a performance boost that will enable both Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Core support.

Oliver Smith
28 October 2021


Oliver Smith
21 October 2021

5 Things to Check Out in Ubuntu Impish Indri

Article Desktop

For Linux desktop users, Ubuntu Impish Indri contains a number of new features plus a preview or two ahead of our next LTS release. Here are our top 5.

Oliver Smith
21 October 2021


Oliver Smith
19 October 2021

Common Sense – using the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT on Ubuntu Impish Indri

Article Desktop

Ubuntu Impish Indri supports the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT. This guide helps users get started with both the Sense HAT and its desktop emulator package.

Oliver Smith
19 October 2021


Jeremie Deray
10 June 2021

Publishing sonar readings with micro-ROS on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Article Robotics

In this post, we will see how to wire up an HC-SR04 range sensor to the Raspberry Pi Pico and publish its readings to the ROS 2 graph using micro-ROS. This builds upon the previous post ‘Getting started with micro-ROS on the Raspberry Pi Pico’. As such, I’d encourage you to read it first if

Jeremie Deray
10 June 2021


Rhys Davies
25 May 2021

Raspberry Pi GPIO support in Ubuntu

Article Internet of Things

We are proud to announce that Ubuntu 21.04 includes support for the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi. This has been a long time coming. We know. With support for the camera modules and Bluetooth added last year GPIO was the obvious next step. But with our Raspberry Pi focused engineers working to make sure

Rhys Davies
25 May 2021


Leia Ruffini
30 March 2021

Ubuntu in the wild – 30th of March 2021

Article Cloud and server

The Ubuntu in the wild blog post ropes in the latest highlights about Ubuntu and Canonical around the world on a bi-weekly basis.

Leia Ruffini
30 March 2021


Jeremie Deray
25 March 2021

Getting started with micro-ROS on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Article Robotics

In this post we will see how the Raspberry Pi Pico can natively speak to a ROS 2 graph using micro-ROS. We will set up a project in VSCode, compile and upload it to the microcontroller. We thus assume that you are somewhat familiar with ROS 2 development and VSCode. What is this all about?

Jeremie Deray
25 March 2021


Rhys Davies
15 December 2020

Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu: 2020 roundup

Article Internet of Things

We’re almost there, 2021 is just around the corner. Like many others, we at Canonical have a deep appreciation for all things Raspberry Pi. We see the good they do and the joy they bring and can’t help but be impressed. This year marks the beginning of a stronger collaboration between the folks at Raspberry

Rhys Davies
15 December 2020


Andreea Munteanu
4 November 2020

Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla on Raspberry Pi

Article People and culture

On the 22nd of October, the 20.10 release was launched, featuring an Ubuntu Desktop image optimised for the Raspberry Pi.  It brings together Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi for educators, inventors and entrepreneurs, bringing the world’s most used open-source desktop to the world’s most accessible hardware. Getting started on...

Andreea Munteanu
4 November 2020


Rhys Davies
2 November 2020

Raspberry Pi 400 with Ubuntu support

Article Desktop

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has a new product — the Raspberry Pi 400. The flagship Raspberry Pi 4 was released in June 2019. Since, they added an 8GB model, brought out the Compute Module 4, we certified all Raspberry Pis since Raspberry Pi 2 and we worked together to make the full Ubuntu Desktop ‘just

Rhys Davies
2 November 2020


Rhys Davies
22 October 2020

Build a Raspberry Pi Desktop with an Ubuntu heart

Article Desktop

On the 22nd October 2020, Canonical released an Ubuntu Desktop image optimised for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s 4GB and 8GB boards work out of the box with everything users expect from an Ubuntu Desktop. It is our honour to contribute an optimised Ubuntu Desktop image to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s...

Rhys Davies
22 October 2020


Canonical
22 October 2020

Ubuntu 20.10 on Raspberry Pi delivers the full Linux desktop and micro clouds

Article Cloud and server

22nd October 2020: Canonical today released Ubuntu 20.10 with optimised Raspberry Pi images for desktop in support of learners, inventors, educators and entrepreneurs, bringing the world’s most open platform to the world’s most accessible hardware. “In this release, we celebrate the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s commitment...

Canonical
22 October 2020


Rhys Davies
9 October 2020

Homelab clusters: LXD micro cloud on Raspberry Pi

Article Internet of Things

Set up and run your own homelab with the LXD Ubuntu Appliance. Spin up and manage virtual machines (VMs) and containers, run and test workloads across platforms and architectures, and rest assured of security and updates with Ubuntu Core. Follow the tutorial to get started or read on to learn why you might care.      Why

Rhys Davies
9 October 2020


sidfaber
13 July 2020

Robotics Recap: Learning, Programming & Snapping ROS 2

Article Robotics

Robotics@Canonical puts a strong focus on the migration from ROS to ROS 2. ROS 2 benefits from many improvements, especially robot security. Our goal is to make it easy for you to transition to ROS 2, whether you’re completely new to ROS or a seasoned engineer retooling for a new environment. Your new platform should

sidfaber
13 July 2020