[GTALUG] Ubuntu 16.04 out

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 12:19:08PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> I just downloaded AMD64 live desktop Ubuntu 16.04.
> 
> Downloading was quick.  8 minutes on my supposedly 25mbit VDSL connection.
> 
> It used to be that you had to use a specialized tool to write ubuntu
> on a USB stick from a .iso file.  Just dd-ing it works with this
> release (at least).
> 
> The 64-bit .iso does not have 32-bit UEFI support.  Rats.  I think
> that this would only have required:
> EFI/BOOT/BOOTx32.EFI, EFI/BOOT/grubi32.efi
> and a 32-bit version of the grub command.  I don't think that it
> would add significantly to the .iso size and would allow support for
> a bunch of cheap devices.  debian multiboot manages this.

You do also need to make sure the installer recognizes that it is 64bit
on a 32bit UEFI so it installs grub correctly.  Debian took care of that,
not sure if Ubuntu has.

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Len Sorensen