Root Ubuntu for Android

[reilus]

I've seen Ubuntu loaded on a phone in an article from last year. But, this is a project designed to make the OS more accessible. I thought this article might interest some of the people in our community:

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When you are using your Android phone that has Ubuntu installed as well, it will behave in exactly the same fashion it does now. You will have access to all the Google applications, the Market, your contacts, and the ability to make calls. So in the morning when you grab your phone to check on the emails and SMS messages that came in overnight, nothing will change there. When you arrive to your office however, your phone can become your desktop. You will simply plug the HDMI-enabled device into its dock, and you have a the full Unity experience on your big screen.
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Canonical reveals Ubuntu for Android | ExtremeTech

This version would not work on our phones; I got another version last year but I never played with it. This is what I want.

 

[gbiggie]

What version are you playing with?

 

[demarsjcd]

I haven't been able to look at the link but I've gotten this to work on our phone . I'll post a screen shot when I get home. The one that I used was a virtual box live system. Worked pretty darn well though
Edit: if you google XDa forums Ubuntu for Android a couple of solutions should pull up

 

[siccsudo]

I'm running ubuntu using the app from the market called Ubuntu installer..works like a charm, no lag no FC,

 

[demarsjcd]

I'm running ubuntu using the app from the market called Ubuntu installer..works like a charm, no lag no FC,

I think thats the one that I used

 

[gbiggie]

I think thats the one that I used

What version
11.10 or 10.04...have not set it up yet but was wondering which one y'all used and confirmed working

 

[kanaida]

It's the one with vnc server for display. I'm waiting for someone to make xserver work so we get a real desktop and then things like HDMI would work

 

[thevisitor83]

It's the one with vnc server for display. I'm waiting for someone to make xserver work so we get a real desktop and then things like HDMI would work

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im happy to say i have successfully got ubuntu to boot on the esteem ill post the how to when i got it stable.
these are the screen shots.
links:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32305172/IMG_20120222_142512.jpg
link2:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32305172/IMG_20120222_143100.jpg
link3:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32305172/IMG_20120222_143133.jpg

 

[gbiggie]

It's the one with vnc server for display.

Which version LOL

ill post the how to when i got it stable.

TY +1

 

[ManlyParasite]

I have it downloading as I write this, at 90%

 

[kanaida]

I'd love to do that with an Asus transformer without vnc.

 

[thevisitor83]

i posted the pics in my first post.

 

[ManlyParasite]

i posted the pics in my first post.

So how exactly does it boot? Like a dualboot and we choose at startup or can we switch back and forth on the fly?

 

[thevisitor83]

So how exactly does it boot? Like a dualboot and we choose at startup or can we switch back and forth on the fly?

vnc-viewer in the market.ill post what i got in a few days.

 

[thevisitor83]

I'm running ubuntu using the app from the market called Ubuntu installer..works like a charm, no lag no FC,

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damn im gonna try this now i hope this works eazyer then what i got.

 

[ManlyParasite]

Keeps saying the script needs root permissions, type su.
I do, it gives root permission, retype the command and says it again. I'm gonna downloading on comp and transferring to sd

 

[reilus]

Keeps saying the script needs root permissions, type su.
I do, it gives root permission, retype the command and says it again. I'm gonna downloading on comp and transferring to sd

I hope we can get a bluetooth keyboard with drivers. I don't want to use swype to type bash commands. I would love to get Back|Track on my Esteem at some point. That would be the ultimate pen testing tool... In theory, we can run anything as a virtual OS through ubuntu. =)