xubuntu-rpi3-desktop-only Files

xubuntu-18.04.2
as of 5-29-2019

BETA full xubuntu version nothing removed
please wait for all 9 parts to upload !!!

to join all the parts in the original compressed image 

cat xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz.part* > xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz


you can use md5sum command to confirm the compressed image is correct

md5sum xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz
  
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MD5SUM of the original file 
c68817acb2c44faddfb0a3732beabd9f
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approx 863.2 MB


you should have a total of 9 parts
ending with aa-ai


to save time I added a script checkmd5.sh
it will do the checking if the md5sums match
by reading the file BETA.md5 if all is well
it will calculate the md5 again and compare it to the known
correct md5sums 

#just run  make sure you downloaded the BETA.md5 file also
./checkmd5.sh






#decompress the xz image file 
unxz xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz

#using an ubuntu based linux
#sudo apt-get install gddrescue
#sudo ddrescue -D --force xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz /dev/sdX



================working from official raspbian =====================
#sudo apt-get install gddrescue

#this is nice to see the progress of the flashing to the sdcard
#for years I just used the old school dd command

# if you want to do this from raspbian note the differences below
#debian renamed ddrescue to dd_rescue  and --force was renamed also -f 
#sudo dd_rescue -D -f xubuntu-18.04.2-beta2-desktop-armhf+raspi-ext4.img.xz /dev/sdX
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This is xubuntu for the raspberry pi3
which has the full xfce desktop
and full  apps including the official browser


I modified this code link below and got it to build xubuntu
https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu-pi-flavour-maker/
so a very big thanks to --->Martin Wimpress
for his ubuntu-mate I just couldn't wait for xubuntu 18.04
to come out "officially" because I needed it now for some code I wanted to test
with webit and the raspberry pi3 if you read this thank you again
for all your quality well written work  


(the reason for even doing this was to have the latest webkit
for the raspberry pi3   I didnt set out to build a port of xubuntu it 
it just happened  because I needed it  for its later versions of packages)


*please use official full versions when they become available
this was done for my own personal use
but decided to share it there may be others with the same special need

all code was compiled and built on a raspberry pi3

big-bass