RaspEX Files

RaspEX Build 240221 with the LXQt 1.4 Desktop. Based on upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat". RaspEX Build 240221 is for the Raspberry Pi 5 and 4

ABOUT
RaspEX is a perfect (as I think) Linux ARM (64 bit) system for Raspberry Pi 5 and 4. It is based on Debian and upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. NOTE: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will be supported until April 2036. I.e. twelve (12) years!

NEWS 240221 ABOUT RaspEX with LXQt based on Ubuntu 24.04
All packages have been upgraded to the latest version by 240221. Kernel 6.5.0-1005-raspi is used both for Raspberry Pi 5 and 4. MOST IMPORTANT: In this RaspEX version you can run Netflix (and possibly also HBO, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video, etc.) using Firefox. I.e. there is DRM/Widevine support in Firefox.

MORE NEWS 240221 ABOUT RaspEX with LXQt based on Ubuntu 24.04
My previous version of RaspEX with LXDE (instead of LXQt) is from 220228. It was a 32 bit system, so RaspEX Build 240221 is a brand new build.

MORE ABOUT RaspEX
RaspEX Build 240221 is a full Linux Desktop system with LXQt 1.4, which has a more “modern look” than LXDE. "Historically, LXQt is the product of the merge between LXDE-Qt, an initial Qt flavour of LXDE, and Razor-qt, a project aiming to develop a Qt based desktop environment with similar objectives as the current LXQt". Firefox is used as Web Browser and Synaptic as Package Manager. You can use Synaptic to install any extra packages you may need. For example LibreOffice. RaspEX uses Ubuntu's software repositories so you can install thousands of extra packages if you want. 

HOW TO INSTALL RaspEX
Install the IMAGE file raspex-ubuntu-24.04-rpi5-lxqt-8000-mb-240221.img to a SD card using Rufus 4.4 in Windows.

EXPAND the FILESYSTEM on the SD card
If you install many new big programs and/or download large files (for example videos) you may run out of space on the SD card. That is best fixed by running the following command: "sudo raspi-config". Click on “Advanced Options” and choose "A1 Expand Filesystem".
NOTE: That’s all you have to do. Just wait for the script to fix everything. If you use a SD card of 64 GB all the space on it will be used afterwards. Watch a screenshot when raspi-config is running: https://raspex.exton.se/raspex-240221/raspex-raspi-config-240221-2.jpg

ABOUT Snaps - https://ubuntu.com/core/services/guide/snaps-intro
I have removed all snaps and snapd altogether from RaspEX following the advices here: https://www.simplified.guide/ubuntu/remove-snapd
The main reason for that was that the RaspEX image became too big with snaps installed.

KERNEL
Kernel 6.5.0-1005-raspi is used in RaspEX Build 240221 for running on a Rpi5 and Rpi4. 

HOW DO I RUN RaspEX?
When you start up your Raspberry Pi 5 or 4 with RaspEX installed you will (after a few seconds) end up at SDDM's Login Page.  Log in as user "raspex" with password "raspex". When logged in as raspex you can use Sudo to become root. Examples: sudo su and sudo pcmanfm-qt. The password for root (superuser) is root. You can't log in as root to the LXQt Desktop from SDDM's Login Page.

WIRELESS CONNECTIONS
NetworkManager is installed. Just connect to your wireless network.

READ ABOUT RaspEX Kodi
https://raspex.exton.se/raspex-kodi-64-bit-especially-made-for-the-new-raspberry-pi-5-with-the-lxqt-desktop-and-kodi-20-3-nexus-build-240215/

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https://raspex.exton.se

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READ ABOUT MY OTHER BUILDS WITH ANDROID
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