QuickStart: Installing Ubuntu On Raspberry PI From Windows

The Raspberry PI offers support for a large number of Operating Systems. This article lists all the operating systems supported by Raspberry PI.  I started off with Raspbian, which installs by default.  I went on to try Windows 10 IOT Core for Raspberry PI 3, following that I tried Ubuntu.  This article details how to install Ubuntu by copying it to your MicroSD from a computer running Windows.

• To start make sure your computer has a slot to insert the MicroSD card.
• An Ubuntu SSO account is required to create the first user on an Ubuntu Core installation.
  so login or register.
• Once logged in you can retrieve the Ubuntu SSH Keys. You will need these later when you load Ubuntu for the first time.
• If you don't have a program to unzip .tz file then download 7Zip.
• Next download the Ubuntu Mate from the Raspberry PI tab
• Use 7Zip or whaterver program you use to unzip .tz to unzip the Ubuntu image .tz file
• Next download and install Windows Disk Imager. Make sure you choose Create Desktop Shortcut as it will save you time later. You can always delete it when done
  
• When completed choose to run Windows Disk Imager
• Click the icon beside Image File to select the Ubuntu image
  
  
• Use the device dropdown to choose your Micro SD card.
• Click on Write and it will copy the image to the card.
• After the copy completes successfully you are ready to install.
• Insert the Micro SD card into your Raspberry PI and plug in the power.
• You can follow the Ubuntu installation steps

My next step is installing .NET Core on Ubuntu. I will keep you posted.

If you are having trouble installing Ubuntu on Raspberry PI or have other questions, let me know. My email is chris.williams@readwatchcreate.com. Please follow me on twitter at @BerryPIChris