Official ubuntu installer for Nexus 7 - can we make it our next maemo device?
 

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/10/u...lable-for-devs

I think this could be our new maemo device. If installing ubuntu can be done with a one-click installer, we could also boot some flavor of maemo on it, be it nemo, cordia, or ubuntu with hildon and call it our own.

It's a decent piece of hardware, the kernel is open https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/tegra and it can be easily bought.

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I was thinking the same thing after reading that article!

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Very nice, anyone tried it out? I might have to get a nexus...

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Not neccesarily maemo, but this might be a chance to get full linux on a good portable device. With full linux I don't mean ubuntu, which gone mad since 10.10 imo, but I am looking at openSuse and Arch :)

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Hopefully next week, I'll have one in my hands, first thing is to try and get nemo on it.

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we had hp touchpad with linux on it :P
http://www.funtoo.org/wiki/HP_TouchPad

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Mmm, Lots of questions...
One of the draws to Ubuntu, is the ease of use. However, Hildon is possibly an even easier UI to use, especially with fingers.
If it can run Ubuntu 12.xx, why not Debian 7-arm? From there, I wonder - how portable are the Hildon packages? And, can the devices's native software, like phone, sms, etc. be meshed along side Debian/Hildon/Maemo/whatever, so both can run simultaneously and neither conflicts with the other?
... Is this the naissance of Maemo 7(?) - one that runs on non-nokia devices? If so, might all be quite "disruptive"?

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As the link reads, this does have some performance issues so maybe ditch the unity desktop in favor of LXDE, that could be a start?

On the whole, this is a great move forward for mobile linux users

Re: Official ubuntu installer for Nexus 7 - can we make it our next maemo device?
 

How is Ubuntu not "full" linux? It's basically 100% Debian with some additional bits and a sucky window manager.

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Putting a proper linux distro on a fondleslab is like putting a Ferrari engine in a Sinclair C5. :p

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It would probably be really fast though. :)

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There was a project a while back to package the Hildon libraries up nicely, so that they could be installed on any ARM linux - which worked quite well on Ubuntu. So maybe not full Maemo, but Ubuntu base with Maemo UI should be quite doable.

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Or cordia...

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I'm kind of confused about this whole Nexus 7 situation. Are all drivers for running GNU/Linux with GPU acceleration available for it? I.e. one can build let's say Mer/PA image and happily run it there, or there are some "underwater stones"?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=iv1Z7bf4jXY

:D

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wait...are you saying that's a good thing or a bad thing? :D

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I had to google for a Sinclar C5...WTF who is buying stuff like that? Unless you're planning to install a Ferrari engine.

http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/20...rike_5ofnx.jpg

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you had my hopes up, but it doesn't have a keyboard :(
I wouldn't mind seeing linux on a Motorola Droid

Re: Official ubuntu installer for Nexus 7 - can we make it our next maemo device?
 

If am correct omap device have ubuntu far before this.
So whats new in this

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i've tried it on android but in my opinion what qole has done 2 yrs ago is better (launching debian w/o terminal but through icon)

for true ubuntu phone, i'm waiting canonical releasing their official os (currently they have prototype on motorola atrix 2 which is very popular in youtube)

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What I want is a well-designed (meaning it is snug, secure and stowable if you choose to keep it docked) and -proportioned (meaning it scales to the tablet) keyboard dock. So you have the best of the n900 and trad. tablet worlds.

(Yep, off-topic - sorry..... )

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Things looking good:

http://ruedigergad.com/2012/12/21/pl...on-on-nexus-7/

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Does the mer/nemo ui works on it or it must have plasma active ui?

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Add another OS to the list...

WebOS Ports gets Open webOS up and running on the Google Nexus 7

It also looks as if the WebOS ports team have been taking hints from one of our good friends in the maemo/mer community too :)