With the introduction of the Raspberry Pi 4 series, with more than 1GB of memory, it has become much more practical to install and run Linux distributions other than the standard Raspberry Pi OS ...

In this guide, you’ll learn how to download the latest Raspberry Pi image of Ubuntu MATE, write it to a microSD card and setup the OS on your device.

For Ubuntu workers in a primarily Windows shop, you can now install Ubuntu with Active Directory (AD) integration. Oh, and you can now run the full desktop on the Raspberry Pi 2, 3, and 4.

After a few moments, choose the Try Ubuntu option from the menu, rather than Install. This will take you to the Ubuntu desktop without needing to install anything on your machine.

The Raspberry Pi 4 is a serious leap over the last generation, and with an option 4GB of RAM it can finally deliver a solid desktop PC experience. But it needs a great Linux distro. . .