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Orange Pi 5 - Install Ubuntu

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Orange Pi 5 - Install Ubuntu #

This article describes how to install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on an Orange Pi 5 using the Ubuntu Rockchip project . This install will be on the nvme disk placed on the board.

Start Orange Pi 5 with SD card #

  1. Download the Ubuntu server version 24.04 from https://joshua-riek.github.io/ubuntu-rockchip-download/boards/orangepi-5.html
  2. Flash Image to SD Card (via Balena Etcher )
  3. Install SD Card into the Orange Pi 5
  4. Login to the Orange Pi 5 Login Information . Change the default password!
  5. Run
    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Copy the currently running system to NVME #

  1. Install U-boot to the SPI Flash (on a brand new Orange Pi 5)
    sudo u-boot-install-mtd
  2. Get the correct nvme disk name with
    lsblk
  3. Copy the currently running system to NVME
    sudo ubuntu-rockchip-install /dev/nvme0n1
  4. If finished, shutdown the Orange Pi 5
  5. Remove the SD Card

Check install #

  1. Start the Orange Pi 5
  2. The Orange Pi 5 will be starting the installed Ubuntu
  3. Log in with the credentials set in the previous boot