LINux on MOBile - Samsung Galaxy NexusLINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.Zola2013-01-02T17:19:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/samsung-galaxy-nexus/feed.xmlUbuntu - soon on your mobile phone2013-01-02T17:19:00+00:002013-01-02T17:19:00+00:00https://linmob.net/ubuntu-soon-on-your-mobile-phone/<p><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone">Ubuntu - soon on your mobile phone</a></p>
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<p>Ubuntu just announced that it will be on smartphones soon, too. While there have been many players announcing to enter the (very) mobile space with their own OS (in 2013, Samsung is believed to bring Tizen to market, Mozilla’s Firefox OS will launch (at least in Brazil) and Jolla will release their first Sailfish OS phone), Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and quite popular.</p>
<p>Being an Ubuntu user on my notebook, I am really excited, especially after I have seen Mark Shuttleworth’s announcement video.</p>
<p>As an Android Linux kernel is all that is said to be needed to run the new QML-powered Ubuntu mobile OS, porting it to your Android smartphone should be as easy as with Firefox OS, but most likely a lot more tempting than the latter (which is tempting, too).</p>
<p>That’s all I have to say for now, head over to the link above and watch the announcement or just get your Galaxy Nexus ready.. ;-)</p>
<p>Update:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/">Engadget</a> have a nice hands on video, that makes the whole thing a lot more believable (<a href="http://engadget.a.ec.viddler.com/engadget_u3umf13n927m2ob3fc94e1g310pltr.mp4?fd9f2a1c14aadf1069f047c663f41e2b2d6f94fa7a2ed6f31f96347a31b14fc03ca0d74f2cf3134ac343c6a523657cca27172f58bde597d4e7fc14a17bc4b1acf526a23b27754153f6f8ef45fb89ac7e1e0f42ad3aa983266550732775415f55edb2cea9">MPEG4 video</a> for those on desktops without flash)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3828266/ubuntu-phone-os-hands-on">The Verge</a> have another hands-on (this time without the “benevolent dictator”)</p>
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/canonical-unveils-ubuntu-phone-os-that-doubles-as-a-full-pc/">ArsTechnica</a> have a nice news posting, too.</p>
Using a Mobile Device as a Desktop Computer2012-03-14T18:54:00+00:002012-03-14T18:54:00+00:00https://linmob.net/using-a-mobile-device-as-a-desktop-computer/<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--zcmqIyRI">This</a> is a cool video, as this is pretty close to what I dreamt of years ago. Finally, phones (as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus) are powerful enough (and have the connectivity options) to do this. And it will only become easier, with ARM Cortex A15 and further, more powerful SoCs.
Make sure not to miss <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB-icTl2J-c">part 2</a>.</p>