At the UDOO office there is always something going on. It’s a factory of ideas and enthusiasm, a team of people that works for their dreams to come true. Some decide to work on UDOO even in their spare time. It always comes as a pleasant surprise when something new is released out of that effort.

Lately, a member of our team worked at an update for our own Linux distro, UDOObuntu, in his own spare time. Francesco Montefoschi released an untested version of UDOObuntu 18.04 for UDOO NEO, and one for UDOObuntu 18.04 for UDOO QUAD/DUAL for all users to enjoy. He’s leaving us a parting gift as he starts o pursue new interests.

His goal was to create a more advanced and complete version of UDOObuntu, and help creators in coding their projects. UDOObuntu 18.04 includes a plethora of new features, designed to make UDOOers life even easier. 

Download them at https://www.udoo.org/downloads/

Changelog for UDOO Neo

Main features:

• Based on Ubuntu 18.04
• Mate desktop environment
• Linux version is 4.1.15
• U-Boot version is 2016.09.1
• iMX firmware v6.0 and Vivante GPU X11 acceleration v6.2.2
• WiFi and Bluetooth firmware updated
• UDOO services ported to systemd
• Arduino IDE is still 1.6.5, MQX bsp/psp updated

Hardware support:

• All UDOO Neo variants with all built-in devices
• Bricks sensors support
• I2S DAC support

Known issues:

• currently none

Changelog for UDOO QUAD/DUAL

Main features:

• Based on Ubuntu 18.04
• Mate desktop environment
• Linux version is 4.1.15
• U-Boot version is 2015.04
• iMX firmware v6.0 and Vivante GPU X11 acceleration v6.2.2
• WiFi firmware updated
• UDOO services ported to systemd

Hardware support:

• UDOO Quad and Dual with all built-in devices

Known issues:

• currently none

It looks great, doesn’t it? Additionally, this version is going to be community tested! Your collaboration is going to be crucial to make this new release perfect, and some people on our forum have already started helping out! You’re going to be part of our team, and help us improve Francesco’s release.

We want to thank Francesco for his efforts and wish him all the best for his future endeavors. 

The UDOO team