Set up Ubuntu Mate on Raspberry PI for Python Developers

Introduction

This blog explains how to set up a freshly installed Ubuntu mate on a Raspberry PI for Python and Django development. If you want to know how to install Ubuntu Mate on Raspberry PI please refer to this post.

Step 1 – Enable SSH

Not really needed for this task. But handy to have it. Run the following two commands to activate it.

sudo systemctl enable ssh
sudo systemctl start ssh

Step 2 – Update Ubuntu

Run following two commands. These two will take 1-2 hours to finish.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 3 – Install Importent Packages

sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt install vim

Step 4 – Install Python/Django

sudo apt install python-pip -y
pip install --upgrade pip 
sudo python -m pip install django

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