Ubuntu MATE 15.04 and Raspberry Pi 2

Ground Control Software APM Planner 2.0
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Got APM Planner v2.0.17 running on a Raspberry Pi 2 Ubuntu MATE 15.04.

I had a few things I needed to do to get to compile and run.
Compile:

  • sudo mv /usr/lib/libGLESv2.so /usr/lib/libGLESv2.so.bak

Run:

  • sudo apt-get install qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin
  • add framebuffer_depth=32 to /boot/config.txt

That’s it–runs very well and pretty snappy.

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Thanks for the info.

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[quote=“carpy”]Got APM Planner v2.0.17 running on a Raspberry Pi 2 Ubuntu MATE 15.04.

I had a few things I needed to do to get to compile and run.
Compile:

  • sudo mv /usr/lib/libGLESv2.so /usr/lib/libGLESv2.so.bak

Run:

  • sudo apt-get install qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin
  • add framebuffer_depth=32 to /boot/config.txt

That’s it–runs very well and pretty snappy.[/quote]

I am pretty new to Raspbery Pi… is this something I could easily do? I want to turn one into a dedicated APM planner machine for Telemetry. In the end will be set up in a case that I can just unplug and close the lid on for transport. Is this feesable?

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I would definitely recommend setting it up and see. That said the RPi is not the fastest box in the world, so your experience may vary. If you have a RPi2 is maybe better.

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I actually just purchsed a PI2. Am really excited about the possibility of a dedicated telemetry… box… literally asi want to set the thing up in a brief case type box. power supply(read 5000Mah Li On battery) and all.

6

I’d recommend that you go with xfce like Xubuntu rather than MATE, as it’s screen furniture takes up less screen real estate. (but it’s also a user preference)

7

Good advice Bill.

I tried both Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu MATE 15.04. The nice thing about Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is you can install your preferred desktop like Xubuntu.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi
or
https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/ubuntu-mate-15-04-for-raspberry-pi-2/517

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This might be a steep learning curve for me as I am VERY new to RPi2 and, while I have played with some earlier versions of linux, it has been a very long time. I know Ubuntu is a very user friendly flavor… I played around a great deal with Debian once upon a time. Again any advise will be heeded and tried…

Thanks guys

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I’d recommend going new Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for RPi2, it comes with Qt5.4 so it’s going to be easier to build APM Planner 2.0 from source. Raspbian requires adding Qt5 which is not impossible, just another step.

see raspberrypi.org/downloads/

Bill

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Now for the big question… what do I need to build APM from source? Again pretty new to Linux… last time I really spent any time with it was back in 2005…

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Follow the building on Linux steps (in the README.md) and my notes in the start of this thread:

https://github.com/diydrones/apm_planner

Good luck.

Dave