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2010-10-11 , 21:13
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#594
Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
If Motorola's current efforts are any indication, I wouldn't get my hopes up about running any non-Moto-blessed OSes on a Motorola produced device.

At least Samsung lets you swap out the kernel (do they?) which would make installing Ubuntu possible.
Actually you can install chrooted Ubuntu inside of android. It's been done on many handsets (including the G1), though uses VNC in absence of a proper X client!

It's the best of both worlds really, and an incredibly cool hack!

EDIT: Here's an example of Ubuntu running locally on the Nexus One:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/u...rcussions-now/
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