Supported platforms
These images are a great way to quickly get started with Ubuntu Core on a Raspberry Pi, for example, or to explore Ubuntu Core’s features and evaluate its potential. Canonical produces official images for the following platforms:
| Platform / model name | Hardware / CPU | Cores / memory / storage | Image links |
|---|---|---|---|
Raspberry Pi 2 ubuntu-core-22-piubuntu-core-20-pi ubuntu-core-18-pi2
|
Broadcom BCM2836 ARM Cortex-A7 |
4 cores | 1 GB RAM no built-in storage |
core-22-pi-armhf core-20-pi-armhf core-18-pi2-armhf |
Raspberry Pi 3 and Zero 2 Wubuntu-core-22-piubuntu-core-20-pi ubuntu-core-18-pi3
|
Broadcom BCM2837 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit |
4 cores | 1 GB RAM no built-in storage |
core-22-pi-armhf core-22-pi-arm64 core-20-pi-armhf core-20-pi-arm64 core-18-pi3-arm64 core-18-pi3-armhf |
Raspberry Pi CM 3 ubuntu-core-22-piubuntu-core-20-piubuntu-core-18-cm3
|
Broadcom BCM2837 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit |
4 cores | 1 GB RAM no built-in storage |
core-22-pi-armhf core-22-pi-arm64 core-20-pi-armhf core-20-pi-arm64 core-18-cm3-arm64 |
Raspberry Pi 4 ubuntu-core-22-piubuntu-core-20-pi ubuntu-core-18-pi
|
Broadcom BCM2711 Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit |
4 cores | 1/2/4/8 GB RAM no built-in storage |
core-22-pi-armhf core-22-pi-arm64 core-20-pi-armhf core-20-pi-arm64 core-18-pi4-arm64 core-18-pi4-armhf |
Intel NUC ubuntu-core-22-amd64 ubuntu-core-20-amd64 ubuntu-core-18-amd64
|
Intel Core i3, i5, i7 64-bit | >8 cores | >32 GB RAM no built-in storage |
core-22-amd64 core-20-amd64 core-18-amd64 |
Generic x86 / KVM ubuntu-core-22 ubuntu-core-20 ubuntu-core-18
|
Full x86 32/64 bit CPU virtualisation |
as defined |
core-22-amd64 core-20-amd64 core-18-amd64 core18-i386 |
Ubuntu Core 22 (UC22) images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/22/stable/current/.
Ubuntu Core 20 (UC20) images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/20/stable/current/.
Ubuntu Core 18 (UC18) images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/18/stable/current/.
Ubuntu community members also work with, and produce, images for other platforms and CPUs. Refer to these individual projects for more information on what other unofficial images might work for your use cases.
Installation guides
See Installing Ubuntu Core for generic installation instructions, and Installation guides for links to platform-specific guides.