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I am trying to install Core 20 on RPi4 and cannot get past the email address for my account. If I go to the Ubuntu page to define the ssh keys, it says to use the keys already defined. It does not say how or what OS to generate them on. Is there a way to generate the keys in Windows and enable them in Ubuntu SSH keys page?

Alternatively, is there a way to avoid this unnecessary linkage to ubuntu.com just to run the OS?


I have created two RSA keys using PuTTYgen and ssh-keygen but neither of them worked on the SSH keys page (reference "official tutorial" above, step 5, item #3) login.ubuntu.com/ssh-keys.

Here's the error message I get when attempting to use those keys:

Note: Only SSH v2 keys are supported.
Public SSH Key: Invalid SSH key data: 'c:/users/fgould/.ssh/id_rsa.pub'
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  • How to create ssh keys in Windows 10 has nothing to do with Ubuntu, and hence off-topic here. Fortunately you can Google and find instructions
    – user68186
    Mar 8, 2022 at 22:17
  • I have created two rsa keys using PuTTYgen and ssh-keygen but neither of them worked on the SSH keys page (reference "official tutorial" above, step 5, item #3) login.ubuntu.com/ssh-keys. Here's the error message I get when attempting to use those keys: Note: Only SSH v2 keys are supported. Public SSH Key: Invalid SSH key data: 'c:/users/fgould/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' Mar 9, 2022 at 22:29
  • I think he is talking about how to access Ubuntu from Win10, so it's not off-topic.
    – Emoji
    Mar 9, 2022 at 23:55
  • This is so convoluted that I've given up on any Ubuntu release for RPi. Besides this stupid ssh-keys issue, I've also tried Ubuntu-Mate and it fails to display my kivy app like the rest of Ubuntu images. Mar 10, 2022 at 14:50
  • I am reading between the lines here, but are you sure that you actually want Ubuntu Core? Ubuntu Core is designed for IoT and embedded devices. If you want Ubuntu Desktop you should follow the instructions for Ubuntu Desktop on RaspberryPi. It's simple. You flash an image to the SD card, put the SD card in the pi and plug it in and wait for it to initialize itself. Then it is ready to use. BalenaEtcher even makes the flash one step and practically error proof. ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi
    – Nmath
    Mar 10, 2022 at 15:07

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