Ubuntu PE: A Fast, Portable and Power-Saving edition for Ubuntu/Debian LTS

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What's New:

• 20241225: Bug Fix - EFI dependency missing using Wiminstall.gptboot for Windows Installation;
• 20241116: Add Ubuntu PE for Arm64 (support Mac VBox / Android pKVM);
• 20241027: Update virtio_gpu detection for QEMU; Add cmd "mount.ios" for Iphone;
• 20240818: Allow "Boot in normal mode" if booting from Ventoy;
• 20240704: Enable "Alt + PrtScr" for Area Screenshot;
• 20240425: Ubuntu PE 24.04 Stable;
• 20240407: Security Packs for Ubuntu 24.04 (beta);
• 20240316: Upgrade to Linux 6.8 + Python 3.12.2;
• 20240224: Second Edition of Ubuntu 24.04 PE;
• 20230312: Include Ubuntu Monthly Security Packs;
• 20230121: Add Onboard for Touchscreen; Add Resource Indicator to Panel;
• 20230108: Add Hivex Windows Registry Editor and NT Password Tools;
• 20221225: Fix Desktop-Icon Disappearance after Login; Upgrade Integrated Web Paint;
• ..

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- Ubuntu PE 24.04 LTS PE for CDROM/USB (LANG = en_US | zh_CN):

• Download Full Desktop Version (560M+): x64 (UEFI+MBR) | arm64 (UEFI)

• Download No-desktop Version (140M+): x64 (UEFI+MBR) | arm64 (UEFI)

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- Early Versions in History:

• Debian 12 PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR) | x86 (MBR)

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR)

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS PE Core (LANG = en_US) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR)

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR)

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN, No WimTool) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR) | x86 (MBR)

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN, No WimTool) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR)

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS PE (LANG = en_US | zh_CN, No WimTool) Download: x64 (UEFI+MBR)

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1. Write Ubuntu PE ISO to USB:

   sudo dd if=./focal-mate-x86_64-xxxxxxxx.iso of=/dev/<usb-dev-file> bs=16K && sync

2. Ubuntu PE Supported Features (Only for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 and future versions):

   1. Support Booting USB/CDROM in both MBR & UEFI machines;

   2. Support Installing Ubuntu Image to Hard Drive: sudo ubi-lite

   3. Support Installing Windows Image to MBR Hard Drive: sudo wiminstall.mbrboot /dev/<os-part-name> <WIM file> <image-id>

       [Method-1: Will Erase Grub in Hard drive (cautious!)]
       ex-1: sudo wiminstall.mbrboot /dev/sda1 ./xp-sp3.wim
       ex-2: sudo wiminstall.mbrboot /dev/sda1 ./windows-7.wim 4
       ex-3: sudo wiminstall.mbrboot /dev/sda1 ./windows-11.wim 1

       [Method-2: Not Erase Grub in Hard drive, but need three-step manual configuration on boot settings]
       step-1: Ensure Ubuntu + Grub has been installed on hard driver partitions other than /dev/sda1
       step-2: sudo wiminstall /dev/sda1 ./xp-sp3.wim
       step-3: Reboot, login Ubuntu and run: sudo update-grub
       
       [Method-3: For UEFI Installation to GPT Hard Drive]
       sudo EFI=/dev/<efi-part-name> wiminstall.gptboot /dev/<os-part-name> <WIM file> <image-id>

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Ubuntu PE Desktop for Remote Internet:

(Default VNC password: 123456, and you can update it via 'vncpasswd' command inside VNC X session)

# Download/Update latest Ubuntu image
docker pull ghostplant/flashback

# Boot Service: Using web browser to login - http://localhost:8443/
docker run -it --rm --privileged -p 8443:8443 -v /external:/root ghostplant/flashback

# Other Example 1 - Language: Set locale to en_US.UTF-8
docker run -it --rm --privileged -e LANG=en_US.UTF-8 -p 8443:8443 -p 5901:5901 -v /external:/root ghostplant/flashback

# Other Example 2 - Resolution Size : Set display resolution to 1366x768
docker run -it --rm --privileged -e GEOMETRY=1366x768 -p 8443:8443 -p 5901:5901 -v /external:/root ghostplant/flashback

# Other Example 3 - Initial Password: Set initial VNC password (length of password must be between 6 to 8).
docker run -it --rm --privileged -e INIT_PASS=123456 -p 8443:8443 -p 5901:5901 -v /external:/root ghostplant/flashback

# Other Example 4 - Resolution Quality: Using 24-bit high resolution quality (Only recommended in high-bandwidth network)
docker run -it --rm --privileged -e INIT_PASS=123456 -e DEPTH=24 -p 8443:8443 -p 5901:5901 -v /external:/root ghostplant/flashback

Then use Firefox/Chrome to login if you expose port 8443:

HTTP: x-www-browser http://localhost:8443/

HTTPS: x-www-browser https://localhost:8443/

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Reporting Issues

You can post issues here for any suggestions to improve Ubuntu Classic Desktop. To report a new issue, you are supposed to have a GitHub account and log in with it in the first place. Then, get access to new issue, fill in the block with what you want to report, and finally submit this issue.