i developed a small control for electronic inside houses. Because it's very difficult for some users to install the fully software on their own i did everything (setup, configuration etc.) on my raspberry pi and took an image from that. This image now includes Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS for Raspberry Pi 3 and my installed software (which is openSource on Github). I'd like to make it downloadable on my homepage.
Is this possible or do i get in conflict with a license from ubuntu?
You can redistribute a modified Ubuntu. However, you must be VERY clear that it is NOT stock Ubuntu. Lots of respins are "Based on Ubuntu."
The bigger problem you have with a respin of Ubuntu is ongoing support. Your respin may not be compatible with future Ubuntu security patches and bugfixes, and you will need to remake the respin for future releases of Ubuntu. You (not us) will be responsible for providing ALL support, even to the parts you didn't modify. (We will close any support question unanswered if it's not stock Ubuntu)
Instead of a respin of the entire OS, consider distributing the software as a deb or a snap (or both).
Snaps have two additional features that are very attractive for IOT devices:
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