How to run the Raspberry Pi Os in a virtual machine with Qemu and Kvm

How to run the Raspberry Pi Os in a virtual machine with Qemu and Kvm

Although many operating system are available for the Raspberry Pi, the official one is the Raspberry Pi Os. The operating system is made to run for the arm architecture, and can be easily installed on the SD card which will be used as the main Raspberry Pi storage device. Sometimes we may want to perform some tests or try some applications without having a physical Raspberry Pi machine; in this tutorial we will see how we can create a virtual machine with the Raspberry Pi Os system using Qemu and Kvm (Kernel Virtual Machine).

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install qemu and kvm
  • How to download and check the integrity of the latest Raspberry Pi Os version (Buster)
  • How to run the Raspberry Pi Os in a virtual machine

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Upgrading Raspberry Pi to Ubuntu 20.04

Upgrading Raspberry Pi to Ubuntu 20.04

The Ubuntu upgrade process on Rapsberry Pi is not different to the upgrade process on a regular Ubuntu desktop or server. This article will provide you with steps outlining how to proceed with and upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 on Rapsberry Pi. For more detailed information please visit our guide on How To Upgrade Ubuntu To 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to update and upgrade your current Ubuntu system
  • How to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04

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