D. Install Ubuntu Desktop

A. Booting from SD

First and foremost, insert the SD card in the raspberry.

Secondly, for what we're attempting you need a mouse, keyboard and external display connected through the miniHDMI-HDMI cable. This can also be done with just an ethernet cable and have wifi/ethernet and ssh preconfigured. That will be covered in an alternative chapter.

Thirdly, connect your board through the ethernet cable to your router.

Fourth step is the simplest one, plug in your power adapter and connect it through USB-C; looking at the card mount, on the right hand side of the board, first port on the left.

After ~30 seconds you'll be prompted to log in, then change your password (initial/current password -> new password -> re-type new password) **

User: ubuntu

Initial password: ubuntu

**Make sure you remember it or risk starting over.

B. Desktopify:

1. Clone the Github project on your raspberry:

git clone https://github.com/wimpysworld/desktopify.git

2. Change directory to /desktopify directory:

cd desktopify

3. Start converting the server into Ubuntu Desktop

sudo ./desktopify --de ubuntu

This will take anywhere from 15-30 minutes.

Once that is done run: sudo restart and you'll be prompted to the login window.

4. To make sure you have the latest updates because there might have been quite a few since the .iso was created open Terminal (Control+T) and type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

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                                            **Congrats, you're done!**

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Once you've logged in try:

$neofetch

Desktopify Project