Ubuntu Core is an OS intended for use on devices embedded within commercial products or industrial equipment. It’s very locked down by default. It runs on lots of different hardware, this new guide focuses on Raspberry Pi 3, 4, and 5 devices. It is a very different kind of OS than the traditional Raspberry Pi OS, which is aimed at students, hobbyists, and tinkerers. The locked down nature can make the development iteration cycle slower and more tedious than traditional Pi OS. Ubuntu Cores strengths really shine most after you’ve already got a project functioning how you want under a more traditional OS like Pi OS or Ubuntu Server/Desktop and you are ready to deploy somewhere remote.
The Ubuntu Core documentation describes the OS like this:
Ubuntu Core is an immutable and transaction-based version of Ubuntu that’s engineered for cloud, embedded, and IoT systems.
It provides an image-based deployment infrastructure with automatic updates for sandboxed applications, enabling the creation of production-ready systems with minimal attack surface and automatic rollback capabilities.
Ubuntu Core reduces the time to production by eliminating manual provisioning, ensuring systems remain secure throughout their lifecycle, and enabling rapid updates across fleets of devices at scale.
It is designed for embedded Linux developers, IoT device manufacturers, cloud-based applications, and organizations deploying embedded systems in robotics, automotive, signage, industrial automation, and IoT applications – from single devices to thousands in the field.
This new guide features pages covering installation, a sensor dashboard demo, and building custom snaps and images.
Read more at Use Blinka in Ubuntu Core on Raspberry Pi
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