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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

MM and UBUNTU. Made for each other.

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  • B Offline
    bhepler Module Developer @Mykle1
    last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 8:12 PM

    @mykle1 - Sigh. I suppose I can try again. Did you have to do any fiddling to get the OS to use a graphics driver?

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      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @bhepler
      last edited by Dec 29, 2018, 3:19 AM

      @bhepler said in MM and UBUNTU. Made for each other.:

      Sigh. I suppose I can try again. Did you have to do any fiddling to get the OS to use a graphics driver?

      No sir. I did a standard install of ubuntu 16.04LTS (I only use this version. I tried 18.xx and had trouble) During the setup of the installation there is a click box for “use third party drivers” or something to that effect. I always click (enable) that option. I don’t know if it’s worth mentioning but I always use a wired internet connection during installation. It’s just faster that way as it updates everything.

      Let me know how you make out. :thumbsup:

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Mykle1
        last edited by Mar 23, 2019, 9:21 PM

        Recommendation Update

        Actually, this is more of a recommendation confirmation. While you can use ubuntu 18.xx and MM together, I don’t recommend it. I just did a clean install of ubuntu 18.04. Newest stable node and npm. MM v2.6.0. Yes, it runs MM but I don’t see any benefit to using ubuntu 18.xx over 16.04 LTS. I don’t like the changes to the UI in 18.xx and I really don’t like dealing with all the vulnerabilities.

        Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has a more intuitive UI (IMHO) and there are NO vulnreablilities to deal with. NONE!

        So, for the time being, I’m staying with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It’s trouble free and MM loves it, too.

        I did a test install of Ubuntu 18.04 on a machine I found in someone’s trash. That’s when the vulnerabilities reminded me of why I don’t like 18.xx. Look at the specs. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

        0_1553376079773_GarbagePC.png

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          batfastard
          last edited by Apr 9, 2019, 4:26 AM

          not gonna lie, i actually have a i5 mini pc laying around and have been fiddling with the pis for weeks now trying to get everything dialed in and your post got me a little pumped to be able to use this pc i got.

          i got ubuntu installed no problem…

          i know NOTHING about it so i couldnt even get past how to install the wireless adapter lol…

          so im scrapping this and going back to install raspbian on the pc and will try it at that point.

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            justjim1220 Module Developer @Mykle1
            last edited by Apr 9, 2019, 5:02 AM

            @Mykle1 Nice Find! :)

            "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
            Jim Hallock - 1995

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              justjim1220 Module Developer @Mykle1
              last edited by Apr 9, 2019, 5:08 AM

              @Mykle1

              I had version 18.xx installed, up and going just fine on my dev machine

              I am used to dealing with vulnerabilities, since I mainly work with Windows

              But, I just have my mindset to run npm audit fix --force & npm i lodash@4.17.5 -g & npm i acorn@^6.0.0 -g after every install of MM2. only takes a few minutes extra and it fixes all the vulnerabilities. Except for a few that come with some of the modules. With Ubuntu 18.xx, if I remember, I think just the npm audit fix --force was all I needed to do.

              "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
              Jim Hallock - 1995

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                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @justjim1220
                last edited by Apr 9, 2019, 10:08 PM

                @justjim1220

                Yes, as I said, I too had ubuntu 18.xx and MM up and running. I just prefer NOT to deal with any vulnerabilities which 16.04 doesn’t have. I don’t know of any benefit to running 18.xx over 16.04 and, as I stated, I’m not a fan of the new UI in 18.xx. I ran MM over Windows when I first started. The disadvantages quickly became apparent. Hello-Lucy never would have happened if I didn’t leave Windows behind. I never looked back. :-)

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                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
                  last edited by Mykle1 Apr 12, 2019, 2:22 AM Apr 12, 2019, 1:26 AM

                  By popular demand

                  Install ubuntu 16.04LTS (internet connection HIGHLY recommended)

                  You MUST (check box) “Install 3rd Party Drivers” during installation

                  Fully update the installation via the software manager after installation (It often needs to)

                  Install node (includes npm) (I use node 8 )

                  1. curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -

                  It will ask you if you want to install curl (gives you the command). Do so. Then run #1 again

                  1. This will complete the installation of node and npm

                  sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

                  1. Check for success of node and npm installation in your terminal.

                  run node -v (this will show your version)
                  run npm -v (this will show your version)

                  Now install MM

                  Run git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git in your terminal

                  You may be asked to install git here. Do so. Use the command presented to you in the terminal

                  Then run git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git again

                  Then cd MagicMirror and run npm install

                  Then run your mirror npm start

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                    Cliff365
                    last edited by Dec 17, 2021, 8:04 PM

                    I know this thread is quite old, hoping @Mykle1 or someone still looks at it.

                    I followed the instructions and have a MM running on my Acer Revo. However, when I start MagicMirror, all I see is a blank screen. I have pm2 and electron installed, where do I find the logfile to try to track down the issue?

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                      sdetweil @Cliff365
                      last edited by Dec 17, 2021, 9:23 PM

                      @cliff365 is it before adding any modules? or after?

                      if after see here
                      https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/15778/fix-for-black-screen-in-2-16-and-later

                      if before do

                      pm2 stop all
                      pm2 flush
                      pm2 start 0
                      pm2 logs --lines=50
                      

                      Sam

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