L4T Ubuntu
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Intro
L4T Ubuntu is a version of Linux based on nvidia's linux for tegra project. It uses a different kernel compared to previous releases which allows it to use features not yet in mainline. Such as audio, docking support and vulkan.

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We have a wiki !
To facilitate our work we will only update our wiki from now on in order to avoid multiple outdated references, please refer to the following link instead of this page
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide

Credits
Bylaws,
Langerhans,
Ave,
Natinusala,
CTCaer(most of the hard stuff),
Gavin_Darkglider,
DanielOgorchock(Joycon drivers/joycond),
stary2001 (reboot2payload),
NVIDIA,
Azkali
Everyone else in switchroot - more info on that in the future.

 

[Halobro35]

Edit - Wrong thread.

 

[crabycowman123]

Maybe fellows switchers do not use linux terminology, he should use "desktop enviroment" instead.

you can install xfce4, gnome, lxde, kde and many more variations.

installed kde plasma and it wont worked for me.

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try "sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop" in a terminal window.

Does changing the setting from "Unity" to "Ubuntu" change the launcher/desktop environment? I've found that Unity, the default, does not work while Ubuntu does work. Before I stopped being able to boot, I didn't attempt to make any changes to the launcher; all I did was use Chromium.

 

[ZachyCatGames]

I'm referring to step 9, when it says select L4T as a payload after reboot. Does that just mean load it under config again?

yeah

 

[enzobelmont]

Does changing the setting from "Unity" to "Ubuntu" change the launcher/desktop environment? I've found that Unity, the default, does not work while Ubuntu does work. Before I stopped being able to boot, I didn't attempt to make any changes to the launcher; all I did was use Chromium.

Yes you're right. the best config (for me) is xfce, it runs fast and solid in dock mode. your milleage may vary.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Anyone tried any android emulators? ... San Andreas...?

 

[silver95]

I'm new to Linux. Is this version recommended? or is the old Linux better? Is it true that you can shorten the battery life? can you use the same micro sd where I have reinx? thanks

 

[Halobro35]

Is there any way to overclock the GPU?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bylaws]

My Switch has really finicky Wifi so I've bought a USB Ethernet adapter but that doesn't seem to work. Is there anything in particular I need to install for it to work or is it just straight up a no-go?

Support is coming soon

How can I enable the openssh server to access the switch from the outside?

It's on by default

How do I replace gnome with KDE?

Note it is very buggy with touchscreen, desktop mode works fine though

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The joycons are really buggy. Can't seem to get them working.

Are you using 1.1? How are they buggy

 

[bylaws]

Does changing the setting from "Unity" to "Ubuntu" change the launcher/desktop environment? I've found that Unity, the default, does not work while Ubuntu does work. Before I stopped being able to boot, I didn't attempt to make any changes to the launcher; all I did was use Chromium.

Ubuntu is gnome unity is unity, not sure how it got.messed up for you.

Anyone tried any android emulators? ... San Andreas...?

Most won't work as we have no 32 bit drivers.

I'm new to Linux. Is this version recommended? or is the old Linux better? Is it true that you can shorten the battery life? can you use the same micro sd where I have reinx? thanks

Can't shorten battery life, and you need a dedicated sdcard.

Is there any way to overclock the GPU?

Thanks in advance!

Read the info section of thread

 

[Zumoly]

Shameless plug but I've showed this Ubuntu build off a bit in this video Mainly because I also made a video about the last Linux we had for Switch.

So a wii emulator on horizon is most probable!

 

[wicksand420]

@bylaws when I go to the top bar and click on the clock, the calendar is in Spanish when I have the language set to English

 

[RetroGenerica]

Is there a quick guide to getting Dolphin/GC emulation working on this? Is it as simple as installing the Dolphin emulator regularly but through Ubuntu?

 

[wicksand420]

Is there a quick guide to getting Dolphin/GC emulation working on this? Is it as simple as installing the Dolphin emulator regularly but through Ubuntu?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/l4t-ubuntu-applcation-install-guides.537579/ here is a good place to start

 

[iotdevnet]

Support is coming soon

New kernel soon? i hope more drivers will come soon

I know 4k h265 is possible on switch but we need to find method how to enable some player to use hw acceleration decoding.

Where is the config on the bootloader ? (on grub x86 is /boot/grub/grub.cfg) I want to make it to change to boot from external SSD when we load the kernel from fat32 part on sdcard i know is possible cos when linux kernel is already loaded we just need to tell from where to load the filesystem.

 

[bylaws]

New kernel soon? i hope more drivers will come soon

I know 4k h265 is possible on switch but we need to find method how to enable some player to use hw acceleration decoding.

Where is the config on the bootloader ? (on grub x86 is /boot/grub/grub.cfg) I want to make it to change to boot from external SSD when we load the kernel from fat32 part on sdcard i know is possible cos when linux kernel is already loaded we just need to tell from where to load the filesystem.

you'll need to rebuild the boot.scr with root set to something different.
Use the default video player app for video acceleration

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@bylaws when I go to the top bar and click on the clock, the calendar is in Spanish when I have the language set to English

No idea, maybe it's trying to base off of location or something

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@bylaws when I go to the top bar and click on the clock, the calendar is in Spanish when I have the language set to English

No idea, maybe it's trying to base off of location or something

 

[stewacide]

Not rolling the update into the image is pretty annoying, since it requires desktop Linux to access the filesystem (unless I'm missing something?)

 

[monokin1114]

Not rolling the update into the image is pretty annoying, since it requires desktop Linux to access the filesystem (unless I'm missing something?)

You just put the update into the fat32 partition. I states this in the instructions.

 

[stick267]

Not rolling the update into the image is pretty annoying, since it requires desktop Linux to access the filesystem (unless I'm missing something?)

You can do it right on the Switch while in Ubuntu.

 

[stewacide]

You just put the update into the fat32 partition. I states this in the instructions.

Ahh... I didn't realize there was a FAT32 partition, OSX refuses to read either.

 

[monokin1114]

Ahh... I didn't realize there was a FAT32 partition, OSX refuses to read either.

OSX should beable to read fat32. Ive done it plenty of times.

 

[stick267]

OSX should beable to read fat32. Ive done it plenty of times.

It should but it doesn't in the case of this SD image.. It's probably related to the location of the partitions on the SD card.