Picuntu is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed to run on devices
with Rockchip processors. That effectively lets you turn a cheap Android
TV box into a full-fledged PC capable of running desktop apps such as
LibreOffice, GIMP and Firefox.
Now the developer has released a new beta that’s based on recently-released Ubuntu 14.04. It’s called Picuntu 5.1 and it’s optimized for the $60 MarsBoard RK3066 developer board.
The MarsBoard RK3066 is basically a single-board computer aimed at
developers. It has a Rockchip RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor,
ARM Mali-400 graphics, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage, and a
microSD card slot for up to 128GB of additional storage.
It also features USB, Ethernet, and HDMI ports, connectors for cameras, LCD screens, and audio and 20 and 50-pin expansion connectors.
Picuntu 5.1 is optimized to make use of the MarsBoard’s hardware, but I suspect you may be able to use the pre-compiled images to load Ubuntu 14.04 on some other Rockchip-powered devices… although some wireless cards and other hardware may not be fully supported.
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Now the developer has released a new beta that’s based on recently-released Ubuntu 14.04. It’s called Picuntu 5.1 and it’s optimized for the $60 MarsBoard RK3066 developer board.
There are three flavors of Picuntu 5.1. It’s available as a desktop
operating system with the light-weight Xfce 4 desktop environment, as a
stripped-down basic version, as a server edition with LAMP. All three
are available as free downloads and the images come in at under 2GB each.
It also features USB, Ethernet, and HDMI ports, connectors for cameras, LCD screens, and audio and 20 and 50-pin expansion connectors.
Picuntu 5.1 is optimized to make use of the MarsBoard’s hardware, but I suspect you may be able to use the pre-compiled images to load Ubuntu 14.04 on some other Rockchip-powered devices… although some wireless cards and other hardware may not be fully supported.
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