--- title: Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM description: 'I have been using Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM now for a couple of days and I have to say: It is great! Ubuntu has had a long history of supporting ARM Systems on a Chip (SoC) since 2008, but Ubuntu 11.10 is a significant milestone. Introducing.. Ubuntu Server on ARM – Technology Preview Canonical announced […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-11-10-on-arm?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Victor Tuson Palau](https://canonical.com/blog/author/vtuson "More about Victor Tuson Palau") 18 October 2011 # Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM [ARM](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/arm) --- Share the article I have been using [Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM) now for a couple of days and I have to say: It is great! Ubuntu has had a long history of supporting [ARM](http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/featured-partners/arm) Systems on a Chip (SoC) since 2008, but Ubuntu 11.10 is a significant milestone. ### **Introducing.. Ubuntu Server on ARM – Technology Preview** Canonical [announced](http://blog.canonical.com/2011/08/16/armserver/) back in August that Ubuntu Server 11.10 would include the first ARM version of the product, and [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/Server) it is. While this is just the first step on an exciting journey, it is worth to celebrate that the voyage has started. I look forward to see what 12.04 LTS brings us on this space! ### **Playing with Ubuntu on ARM (Toshiba AC100)** It is hard to really grasp the full experience of Ubuntu on ARM when you are playing with a development board. For this reason, we have released a demo image for the Tegra2-based (Nvidia) Toshiba AC100. Running Unity 2D, it shows off  that Ubuntu on ARM is a great platform for computing, in a very compact design and with a very long battery life. For all these reasons, this is my system of choice to take to [UDS-P.](http://uds.ubuntu.com/) If you have a Toshiba AC100, I encourage you to install [Ubuntu 11.10 on it](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/TEGRA/AC100)! ### **TI OMAP4 Panda Board** Powered by the Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor, the [Panda Board](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PandaBoard) packs in “a dual-core 1 GHz ARM [Cortex-A9 MPCore](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Cortex-A9_MPCore "ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore") CPU, a [PowerVR](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerVR "PowerVR") SGX540 [GPU](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit "Graphics processing unit"), a [C64x](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS320C6400 "Texas Instruments TMS320C6400") [DSP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processor "Digital signal processor"), and 1 GB of [DDR2 SDRAM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM "DDR2 SDRAM")“.  Providing an affordable and competitive design tool for the embedded mobile space. Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM is available in headless and full image for Panda. You can find download links and installation instructions [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAP). You can also find there Ubuntu 11.10 for OMAP3 (Beagle Board). ### **Freescale IMX53 QuickStart Board** The [IMX53](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.MX#i.MX53_family) Family is oriented towards automotive solutions. Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM is the first release of Ubuntu to provide support for the IMX53 QuickStart Board. You can find download links and installation instructions [here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/MX5). ### **Linaro and Ubuntu** Both the TI OMAP4 and Freescale images are based on the [Linaro](http://www.linaro.org/downloads/) outputs for those SoCs. This has greatly our capacity to support ARM development boards. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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