LINux on MOBile - ubuntuLINMOB.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.Zola2013-07-24T11:37:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/ubuntu/feed.xmlUbuntu Edge2013-07-24T11:37:00+00:002013-07-24T11:37:00+00:00https://linmob.net/ubuntu-edge/<p>Marc Shuttleworth, the guy who created Ubuntu, announced a new project: A Smartphone that runs Ubuntu. It is a high-end smartphone, and is <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge">crowd-funded</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eQLe3iIMN7k">Watch the video on YouTube</a></p>
<p>This project is really interesting, but also quite expensive—I just can't spend USD 830,00 right now to get a new phone in May of 2014. That said, I appreciate the idea of Convergence. Motorola's <a href="https://linmob.net/tags/lapdock">Lapdock</a> approach may have been to early in terms of SoC performance (additionally it did not help, that Android's no fun, when used with a trackpad)—but my ARM <a href="https://linmob.net/tags/chromebook/">Chromebook</a> is (also running a light spin of Ubuntu (using LXDE as main UI) capable enough for my everyday tasks. The Ubuntu Edge is supposed to ship with 4GB of RAM and the best ship, that is going to available at the point in time when the design is going to be finished. Therefore, it's save to say, that these USD 830 buy more than just a smartphone.
If that happens: Collecting USD 32,000,000 via crowd funding would be a first. <em>Currently it's looking good though.</em></p>
<p><strong>More:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYM7tCjp0Go">A first Hands-On Video</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57595055-94/ubuntu-edge-3-things-to-think-about/">Jason Hiner for cnet.com with thoughts on three aspects of the Ubuntu Edge</a></li>
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QML component API's to come together?2013-01-20T13:51:00+00:002013-01-20T13:51:00+00:00https://linmob.net/qml-component-apis-to-come-together/<p><a href='http://aseigo.blogspot.de/2013/01/qml-component-apis-to-come-together.html'>QML component API's to come together?</a></p>
<p><em>Aaron Seigo has a good point here: Together, Ubuntu for smartphones, Jolla´s Sailfish OS and Plasma Active would have much better chances to make a dent in the universe. Let's hope that this will happen.</em></p>
Ubuntu - 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>
Raspberry Pi: A 25 USD USB Stick sized PC2011-05-09T14:19:00+00:002011-05-09T14:19:00+00:00https://linmob.net/raspberry-pi-a-25-usd-usb-stick-sized-pc/<p>When I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/">this</a> three days ago, I felt like I absolutely had to blog this. Let's have a look at the provisional specs first:</p>
<ul>
<li>700MHz ARM11</li>
<li>128MB of SDRAM</li>
<li>OpenGL ES 2.0</li>
<li>1080p30 H.264 high-profile decoder</li>
<li>Composite and HDMI video output</li>
<li>USB 2.0</li>
<li>SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot</li>
<li>General-purpose I/O</li>
<li>Open software (Ubuntu, Iceweasel, KOffice, Python)</li>
</ul>
<p>Let's talk about the SoC first. While a 700MHz ARM11 SoC isn't what you'd call fast, it's good enough for basic tasks. I think that a likely SoC for this thing is the Telechips TCC8902, which is a popular SoC for low cost tablets and supports 1080p thanks to an included ARM Mali 200 GPU—it would fit. But then again, this isn't a finalized device yet and there are tons of ARM-based SoCs out there, and as ARM11 ones aren't exactly high end, many of them remain pretty much unknown.</p>
<p>As I said: The SoC is ok. What's not convincing is the amount of RAM; 128MB is barely enough for todays smartphone OS like Android—Ubuntu won't be much fun, you will be forced into using swap which will certainly cause some wear out on your memory card and slow the overall system down.</p>
<p>Nontheless, after <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ7N4rycsy4&feature=player_embedded">having listened to the interview with the man behind this foundation </a>(Raspberry Pi foundation), David Braben, which is not yet founded afaik—this seems to be a nice idea, as the relative scarceness of memory is even great for the purpose it's meant for: It's about eduction, educating kids about computing.</p>