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I'm new To Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Raspberry Pi imager and it boots to this black login screen. 

Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu tty1
ubuntu login:
karel
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    The "*login:*" is the login prompt for Ubuntu Server (a GUI uses extra resources, so servers don't waste the resources on running a GUI by default). Did you install a Ubuntu Server system? – guiverc May 11 '20 at 08:58
  • @guiverc if it was installed via the standard Ubuntu image that's practically implied (i.e. being a "Ubuntu Server") ... unless, of course, extra steps were taken to install a desktop environment. Compare with the info from [this article](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/05/ubuntu-20-04-lts-is-certified-for-the-raspberry-pi). Quote: _Now, I should probably point out that when we talk about Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi we don’t mean the desktop edition._ – 0xC0000022L May 11 '20 at 09:42
  • Does this answer your question? [How to install GUI desktop on a server?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/2093/how-to-install-gui-desktop-on-a-server) and [Switching between console and GUI](https://askubuntu.com/q/917320/) – karel May 11 '20 at 10:06

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The support for the Raspberry Pi implies that you are installing Ubuntu Server by default. Use tasksel or apt (and friends) to install a desktop environment to your liking.

If you look at the official website you'll notice:

Ubuntu Server explicitly mentioned on the official Ubuntu RPi website

... so you get Ubuntu Server by default.

Oh, and in case you were wondering how to get into the system, simply follow the advice from the documentation:

The login username is "ubuntu", password is "ubuntu". You will be asked to change the password on first login.

From there you should be able to either access tasksel via sudo tasksel or install it via sudo apt update && sudo apt install tasksel. I'm not sure whether tasksel is included by default, as I don't have the image handy at the moment.

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You have have installed Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi 3B+. So, you will get Ubuntu Server by default.

So, to install desktop environment first you have update your system. To do this, issue these command:

apt update
apt upgrade

Now you have to install your desired desktop environment.

To install the desktop environment which comes preinstalled with Ubuntu Desktop:

apt install ubuntu-desktop

To install lightweight Lubuntu Desktop:

apt install lubuntu-desktop

To install lightweight Xubuntu desktop:

apt install xubuntu-desktop

To install lightweight Kubuntu Desktop:

apt install kubuntu-desktop

Note that all commands must be run as user root or with sudo.

Hope you have got your desired desktop environment.

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