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MartinPi
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Anyone running Ubuntu 14.04 on Pi 3? Does the wifi work?

Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:02 pm

Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade my trusty Pi Zero to a Pi 3; and have seen a few people running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Pi 2 just fine (and imagine it will be even better on Pi 3). Question is, will the OS have base drivers that make the Wifi work?
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Re: Anyone running Ubuntu 14.04 on Pi 3? Does the wifi work?

Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:53 pm

MartinPi wrote:Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade my trusty Pi Zero to a Pi 3; and have seen a few people running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Pi 2 just fine (and imagine it will be even better on Pi 3). Question is, will the OS have base drivers that make the Wifi work?
It would be advisable to use Ubuntu-Mate 16.04:

https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi
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Re: Anyone running Ubuntu 14.04 on Pi 3? Does the wifi work?

Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:54 pm

fruitoftheloom wrote:
MartinPi wrote:Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade my trusty Pi Zero to a Pi 3; and have seen a few people running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Pi 2 just fine (and imagine it will be even better on Pi 3). Question is, will the OS have base drivers that make the Wifi work?
It would be advisable to use Ubuntu-Mate 16.04:

https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi
Is that a desktop environment? And what's the performance like on a Pi 3?
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Re: Anyone running Ubuntu 14.04 on Pi 3? Does the wifi work?

Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:02 pm

fruitoftheloom wrote:
MartinPi wrote:Hi there, I'm looking to upgrade my trusty Pi Zero to a Pi 3; and have seen a few people running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Pi 2 just fine (and imagine it will be even better on Pi 3). Question is, will the OS have base drivers that make the Wifi work?
It would be advisable to use Ubuntu-Mate 16.04:

https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi
Raspberry Pi 3 32GB with 32-inch Monitor
Rasberry Pi Zero 32GB
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