How to install latest Rpi-imager on Ubuntu 20.0.4
System info:
Code:
$ cat /etc/os-release I am trying to install the latest version of the rpi-imager (1.8.5) on my Ubuntu system. To do so I downloaded imager_1.8.5_amd64.deb and ran the commands: Code:
$ sudo apt update Code:
apt install ./imager_1.8.5_amd64.deb Or whether it is worth it - I have an Rpi 5 and am as yet unsure whether the latest imager version is required for that or not? |
The imager is built using older libraries than you have. You need a newer build of RPi-imager.
Personally, I use this approach Code:
sudo dd if=/path/to/latest_image of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M status=progress |
Or just install etcher . Makes it easy. https://etcher.balena.io/
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Thank you for your replies.
> The imager is built using older libraries than you have. You need a newer build of RPi-imager. I got the impression it was the other way round - the imager was built with libraries that were newer than the ones I have on the OS ? I tried the older version of rpi-imager that I already have and that seemed to work - wasn't sure whether I needed the newer version or not, but it seems not. I did not realise that I could use dd to directly copy the image to an sd card - is that directly bootable or would I need to do something to the image beforehand ? (I did try it and for me it did not boot, though it may have been the sd card was not in correctly) |
Sorry, I misread that error message.
Yes, the image should boot fine. You don't need any imagers. The essential is to address the drive, ajnd not any partition. The images come with a partition table. The 1st partition is fat, the second ext<something>. |
Thank you for the information - good to know I can use dd directly.
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