Ubuntu Core is a minimal version of Ubuntu intended for use in embedded systems.

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compiling device driver [closed]

`/* * USB Skeleton driver - 2.2 * * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Greg Kroah-Hartman (greg@kroah.com) * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the ...
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How can I install Cinnamon on a minimal CLI installation?

I've come across similar, already answered questions on this website; however none of them deals with starting from the scratch - the Ubuntu core. The normal release of 12.04 was not responding well ...
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Problem booting ubuntu core armhf on ARM am335x

I'm trying to generate a bootable SD card for the am335x starter kit (Texas instruments). The am335x is a Cortex-A8 (ARM). I use a kernel directly provided from TI and it is working, so for now we ...
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why ubuntu-core-12.10 can show login at tty1(vga monitor),but ubuntu-core-11.10 not?

In imx515 board, the same u-boot, the same kernel, in SDCard's ext4 part install rootfs, when the rootfs is ubuntu-core-12.10-armhf, system can show login at tty1(vga monitor), but, when the core is ...
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How to add user to separate filesystem (Armel)

I'm trying to work out how to add a user to a separate filesystem, as described here, specifically point 5: Add a local user and password for the user, then add the user to the adm and sudo groups. ...
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Ubuntu Core Nexus7 Installer Frozen Flashing Ubuntu Core root file system [closed]

Have installed Ubuntu Nexus 7 Desktop Installer Have Unlocked the Nexus 7 Nexus in fast boot have searched for related questions and google
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How to use apt-get on Ubuntu Core ARM?

I have running Ubuntu Core on my PandaBoard following this guide. Ubuntu Core has apt-get so I can install new packages but everything I want to install fails. I have used: apt-get update apt-get ...
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Linux Mint 14 (Ubuntu 12.10 Core) - Wireless Driver Acts Slow and Crashes [closed]

I am asking this here as LM 14 Cinnamon is based on the Ubuntu 12.10 core. My issue is that since my upgrading to LM 14, my wireless speed has been a fraction of what it was prior to my upgrade (I ...
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How to show the mouse cursor on the Nexus 7? [closed]

I would like to show the mouse cursor at all times. I do not have an OTG cable so I connected RemoteDroidServer (recompiled on the Nexus 7) and the associated app RemoteDroid to get keyboard and mouse ...
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What commands are needed to install Ubuntu Core?

Ubuntu Core's wiki page page contains the instructions to install Ubuntu Core on a target media: Uncompress (do not unpack) rootfs Format target media: at least one partition should be ext2, ...
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Can I download Ubuntu 'Lite' - just the core?

As a bit of a personal project im wanting to create a very lightweight desktop environment with something like fluxbox. As a start point im wanting to use something like a lightweight version of ...
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Admin users on an Ubuntu Core installation

I installed Ubuntu Core using these instructions, and added a user. But when I try to add the user to the admin group, it says the group does not exist. What do I do? PS I had to install sudo, ...
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Bios clock reset on every boot.. hardware or software failure?

I am running crunchbang (#!) linux on my netbook (which uses an ubuntu core). When I start my netbook (running on battery) I am prompted to reset my Bios settings. This causes some problems with my ...