Operating_Systems
UP boards are compatible with most operating systems that target standard Intel x86 64-bit platforms.
The UP boards use some of the latest peripherals available by several manufacturers as of late 2016 and early 2017. Therefore, the only limitations would be based on operating systems that do not have the current drivers available. UP attempts to package and release Windows drivers for officially supported Windows operating systems versions.
Operating systems based on Linux and BSD must have driver support with their kernels to support the latest hardware.
Below is a list of the officially supported operating systems. These have been tested and drivers are provided where applicable in the Downloads section.
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS (requires PPA packages installed for GPIO support)
- ubilinux™
- Windows 10 (download drivers)
- Windows 8.1 (download drivers)
This is a table of operating systems that have been verified by UP team members as well as the community showing their various states of support.
| Operating System | Version Tested | Status | Notes | UEFI Support | Intel Cherry Trail (UP and UPCore) | Intel Apollo Lake (UP^2) | eMMC 5.0 Storage | RealTek 8111G PCIe NIC | GPIO Drivers Available | Intel Display Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchLinux | Releases as of Sept 2017 |
 Untested |
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| FreeBSD | 11.1 Release |
 Partial |
BSD 11 kernel does not include Intel chipset drivers for eMMC 5.0. Use SATA/mSATA (UP^2) or USB stick install instead. |
 Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
 No |
Yes |
No |
 Yes |
| OpenBSD | 6.2 |
Full |
Needs EFI partition created via shell. See example. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
| pfSense | 2.4 BETA-20170824-1653 |
Partial |
BSD 11 kernel does not include Intel chipset drivers for eMMC 5.0. Use SATA/mSATA (UP^2) or USB stick install instead. |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Ubilinux | 4.0 Beta 2 |
Full |
Works out of the box |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 LTS |
Full |
Launchpad PPA required for GPIO access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VMware vSphere ESXi | 6.5 |
Untested |
ISO doesn't boot from EFI |
No? |
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| Windows 10 | 1703 and higher |
Full |
UP drivers required |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows 8.1 | All |
Full |
UP drivers required |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| XenServer | 7.2 |
Partial |
CentOS kernel does not include Intel chipset drivers for eMMC 5.0. Use SATA/mSATA (UP^2) or USB stick install instead. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
