{"id":11992,"date":"2015-02-12T16:20:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11992"},"modified":"2015-02-12T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:20:21","slug":"get-ubuntu-desktop-on-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11992","title":{"rendered":"Get Ubuntu desktop on the Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tr2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/2015\/02\/11\/33893e41-49a4-411d-9b1c-b2e7dc85e3ba\/7c162720988aa60e31cede90b69a248e\/linux-desktop.jpg?resize=560%2C315\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Raspberry Pi forums user <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/forums\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=133980\" target=\"_blank\">wintrmute<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0created a downloadable SD card image of Ubuntu with the LXDE desktop pre-installed. It has been compiled for use on the ARMv7 Raspberry Pi 2 and you can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/how-to-get-ubuntu-desktop-on-the-raspberry-pi-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">instructions on how to install it on TechRepublic<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/forums\/viewtopic.php?f=56&amp;t=98997\" target=\"_blank\">The original thread on the forums can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raspberry Pi forums user wintrmute\u00a0has\u00a0created a downloadable SD card image of Ubuntu with the LXDE desktop pre-installed. 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