so i know there is an offtopic thead on XDA but i feel really compfy here on the x10mini forums and i know you guys a bit so please have mercy on me pasting here
i was thinking about getting Ubuntu on my pc and wanted to know if anybody here uses it? does it have all of the features of win7? and does it support games and co.? and i heard its possible to run a linux os in windows!?!? or is it a complete installation like windows?
thx guys
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freebordjunky said:
i was thinking about getting Ubuntu on my pc and wanted to know if anybody here uses it?
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Yes, been using linux on the desktop for more than 10 years now. Mostly developing, mostly mathematical related. I've used different distro's, but the last 3 years I've settled on ubuntu as it is quick to set up and all software I need is supported for it.
freebordjunky said:
does it have all of the features of win7?
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I don't know. My girlfriend uses Vista and for most things we are on par.
freebordjunky said:
and does it support games and co.?
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I hardly play any games. But I'm sure that a lot of games will also run on linux.
freebordjunky said:
and i heard its possible to run a linux os in windows!?!?
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There exists something like VMWare, that allows to run one os inside an other. This works both ways. What also is possible is to use wine in linux, with it you can run windows programs from your linux desktop. This works very well, I use it to manage my tracks in MapSource (a program for garmin sport gps).
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or is it a complete installation like windows?
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It could be, there are alot of different ways to run windows/linux together, you will find what best works you. It is for instance also possible to install the two next to each other, then at boot you choose the os you want to boot into..
There exists a couple of different ubuntu forums. Normally you should get a lot of help. When I got into linux, there existed a linux user group (LUG) at my university. You might see if a LUG exists near you.
I use VMware workstation. It's good Its worth the money Im able to run Ubuntu on Windows using this.
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yeah i just did it no i can choose at boot! i like it alot
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I personally don't like ubuntu especially with uniity as I like kde you might want to try it as it is closer to windows so kubuntu or opensuse are good for this
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freebordjunky said:
and does it support games and co.? and i heard its possible to run a linux os in windows!?!? or is it a complete installation like windows?
thx guys
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Using linux for gaming, it's like using a F/A-18 Hornet, for transporting pets
and about the windows thing, you can even install WINDOWS on windows, if u know what i mean
haha totally agreed D4rKn3sSyS
i use and ubuntu and win7 they are different on many points but imo
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if you want gaming and you like windows interface just stay on it
still if you want to try it ubuntu play alot of windows games (not fully) like no shaddows and directX things..
linux is nice but you need "terminal work" not like windows with ok buttons...
up to you always !
x10man said:
I personally don't like ubuntu especially with uniity as I like kde you might want to try it as it is closer to windows so kubuntu or opensuse are good for this
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i also don't like unity (in fact .. my old GPU does not like it .. really buggy ^^), but you always can use the old gnome panel
Try Windows + Ubuntu dualboot, thats what I do, helps when windows has problems and I need to use lol...
ruifung said:
Try Windows + Ubuntu dualboot, thats what I do, helps when windows has problems and I need to use lol...
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Haha that reminds me of every three times i installed Ubuntu and got Internet working. That day or Next day i messed the whole OS up
this works? but i can't run ubuntu in my device
byxzer0 said:
this works? but i can't run ubuntu in my device
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what do you mean by your "device" ?
it is possible to run ubuntu on smart phones with android its called androlinux. i installed it
on ny mini and it booted but i could not see anyfhing because of resolution issues
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freebordjunky said:
it is possible to run ubuntu on smart phones with android its called androlinux. i installed it
on ny mini and it booted but i could not see anyfhing because of resolution issues
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While technical there is no issue to run it on the mini. I think it is more useful to run this on a tablet. For example the eee pad transformer with dock. This 'transforms' your transformer into a netbook..
There is a method that involves setting up a vnc server. This works well, but does not run at the fastest possible speed (though, it is doable). XDA members are working on a native implementation. This would make tegra2 tablets dual boot. Seems like best of both worlds.
Playing and browsing in the sofa: android. Continuing your project on the go or in the library: linux desktop (for example ubuntu).
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Haha that reminds me of every three times i installed Ubuntu and got Internet working. That day or Next day i messed the whole OS up
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Ha that's fun kinda reminds me of when I had ubuntu + suse on my aspire one got bored and deleted every important file I could find on my suse partition
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You can use Ubuntu on this device using these directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390351
and using this App. for the installation guide
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zpwebsites.ubuntuinstall&feature=search_result
It is tested to work on both the 5.0 and 4.0.
I take none of the credit, I am just pointing out a cool "app."
is it for the us version or international??
shahrukhraza said:
is it for the us version or international??
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I am almost more than certain it will work for both.
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Don't have time to try it out yet, but I do have a question about the driver support.
Since it is a full blown linux distro, does it come with usb audio driver, otg support and etc?
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Don't have time to try it out yet, but I do have a question about the driver support.
Since it is a full blown linux distro, does it come with usb audio driver, otg support and etc?
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I do not know yet. I will tinker around when I get time.
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Nice!
LXDE is the environment eh?
So it's Lubuntu?
Tempted....
Would be sweet if it would run Unity. lol
Is this actually Ubuntu or just an emulator?
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Is this actually Ubuntu or just an emulator?
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It does not replace the ROM if that is what you were asking.
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After install, how would I run Ubuntu? Is it like an app I can open? How would this effect android? How would I get back to android after each Ubuntu run? Thanks
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After install, how would I run Ubuntu? Is it like an app I can open? How would this effect android? How would I get back to android after each Ubuntu run? Thanks
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You do not install anything other than the one app. You run a few commands to start it. Then you open the app. to connect to the Ubuntu "server." it is actually running in the background like an app. would, but you can exit at any time. Read more on the link that I posted along in this thread.
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Just wanted to share this with the guys around here that are the developers.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPhone/CoreApps/
Cool)
I wait for Ubuntu for phones.
I think it will a cool OS.
But apps will be few. It's a big minus.
Ubuntu for phones must can start typical Ubuntu apps.
It can resolve a problem, I think.
romanzi said:
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I wait for Ubuntu for phones.
I think it will a cool OS.
But apps will be few. It's a big minus.
Ubuntu for phones must can start typical Ubuntu apps.
It can resolve a problem, I think.
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Ubuntu will use QML, so I think will be easy port application from desktop built in QML.
We know that many Apps Developers are Ubuntu users, and this will helps with new apps for phone.
Im very excited with Ubuntu, but I do not think that will be a iOS or Android killer,
Will be a Geek Phone, I think.
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but I do not think that will be a iOS or Android killer,
Will be a Geek Phone, I think.
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Maybe it will not be popular as iOS or Android but alternatives are always good for us
Canonical said the phone runs the same language as the desktop. So its simply coding a ui change on a desktop app for it to work on the phone.
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texascfdad said:
Canonical said the phone runs the same language as the desktop. So its simply coding a ui change on a desktop app for it to work on the phone.
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That's incorrect it uses the same Operating system not the same language apps have to be used on arm based cpus not x86 out 64 bit cpus hence different programming language if a particular PC app doesn't have arm support it won't work
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Well it actually would be the same language just for a different architecture (arm). For example people can/may write an application in C which is used in many different architectures (as long as there is a compiler)
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Architecture changes so language changes
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Will it have WhatsApp? Kinda hard to live without it nowadays...
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Will it have WhatsApp? Kinda hard to live without it nowadays...
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Not native..
The whatsapp dev´s won´t use QML
If ubuntu android emulator comes to UP it will work on it like win.exe with wine
btw. wrong thread ^^
sorry for OT :angel:
Sv: Canonical asking for community to help develop apps
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That's incorrect it uses the same Operating system not the same language apps have to be used on arm based cpus not x86 out 64 bit cpus hence different programming language if a particular PC app doesn't have arm support it won't work
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Well nope. You can use exactly the same co de on both. You just use a compiler which targets a different architecture. So the binaries are different. IF you don't mean apps written in ASM but there are none so that's just stupid.
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I know this is not at all easy but is there any possibility of windows OS on x10
Bigkiler5 said:
I know this is not at all easy but is there any possibility of windows OS on x10
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Yes, it's possible via an emulator & windows ios or img file.
You can run windows 95,98,xp but it's laggy and hard to control the mouse.
Just bing it...
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Yes, it's possible via an emulator & windows ios or img file.
You can run windows 95,98,xp but it's laggy and hard to control the mouse.
Just bing it...
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No i meant Windows that other mobile phones use like windows 8
No. Unless you buy the licensing for windows 7 and port it yourself without distribution then sure. But most likely no.
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Hey,
I installed Ubuntu on my Archos 101 G9. First Ubuntu was not willing to boot but I changed the zimage like it's recommend here and afterwards it works.
But if Ubuntu booted the touchscreen still doesn't work. Not as touchscreen, not as touchpad. It doesn't react on any touches. The only reaction I get is if I press the PowerButton (the shutdown-menu appears) or the volume buttons (the animation of making the sound louder oder quieter appars).
I read nearly the complete 25 pages but didn't get any idea why it doesn't work in my case.
Thanks for your help!
Best regards,
Erik
It seems that the ubuntu build you downloaded does not have touchscreen driver for you. Which ubuntu did you download?
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I did it once with the V0.2-Image from this post but tried it also with the image from this post. Both didn't work
Hi, in fact there is not touchscreen on ubuntu: it is rather a touchpad: you have to move the mouse and to click .
This is why i am not using ubuntu (have to use mouse with touchpad even to type on keyboard)
Morice69 said:
Hi, in fact there is not touchscreen on ubuntu: it is rather a touchpad: you have to move the mouse and to click .
This is why i am not using ubuntu (have to use mouse with touchpad even to type on keyboard)
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False. Newer builds have touchscreen working for most screens.
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I try it last week end and i had only touchpad, where is the last build of the v2?
But with my Archos isn't even working as touchpad with ubuntu... any ideas?
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I try it last week end and i had only touchpad, where is the last build of the v2?
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To find newer builds, go to the last pages and look for download links there.
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But with my Archos isn't even working as touchpad with ubuntu... any ideas?
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It means no one of the developers have that touchscreen. You must fix it yourself. I can't guide it because I do not have the skill.
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hey guys i wanted to start developing on linux but i have windows 8.1 as my main OS many people told me not to instal linux above windows cuz it might cause some conflicts ..
so i found the virtualbox as many people currently use it .. now i have few questions :
My specs : 16 gb ram , windows 8.1 , i7 3770
1: What's the best linux destro for developing?
2: Can i develop applications on virtualbox?
3: If so .. How many gigs of ram required for it ?
4: And finally is it better on a virtualbox than installed as main OS in matters of performance (lagging, speed, crash)?
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Acudor said:
hey guys i wanted to start developing on linux but i have windows 8.1 as my main OS many people told me not to instal linux above windows cuz it might cause some conflicts ..
so i found the virtualbox as many people currently use it .. now i have few questions :
My specs : 16 gb ram , windows 8.1 , i7 3770
1: What's the best linux destro for developing?
2: Can i develop applications on virtualbox?
3: If so .. How many gigs of ram required for it ?
4: And finally is it better on a virtualbox than installed as main OS in matters of performance (lagging, speed, crash)?
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To answer your questions:
1. The best Linux distro for developing is a subjective argument but the most widely used for Android development is Ubuntu.
2. Yes, you can develop applications on Virtualbox using either Eclipse or Android Studio, or elements of the NDK. Linux on Virtualbox gives you the same features a native Linux install does (Except for the way drivers are handled, and other things like that).
3. I would recommend giving 8-10 GB of RAM to the virtual machine you set up in Virtualbox to maximize performance, and minimize compile times.
4. While performance is always better on an native install, however Virtualbox is an excellent mature virtualization product and offers great performance for what you want to do. I have a virtual machine on my laptop running Ubuntu set to use 2 cores, 24 GB of RAM, and 300 GB worth of hard drive space, and it runs very smooth, rarely if ever in the year plus I've run this setup (Ran a similar setup on my desktop with lower specs for years before) has it lagged or crashed.
If you have any other questions let me know I'll be more then happy to answer them.
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If you have any other questions let me know I'll be more then happy to answer them.
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whatever i ask you about anything from now on, u need to know that i'll always want to say: thanks alot shimp u've answered so many riddles in my mind and yet u still want to help, sadly i can't give u more than 1 thanks
now about ur virtualbox u said u have it using 24 gigs of ram, will i need more than 10 ? cuz i might upgrade my rams soon to 32 , and also my cpu has the i7 3770 with 8 cores will i need to set it on more than 2 cores ?
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Acudor said:
whatever i ask you about anything from now on, u need to know that i'll always want to say: thanks alot shimp u've answered so many riddles in my mind and yet u still want to help, sadly i can't give u more than 1 thanks
now about ur virtualbox u said u have it using 24 gigs of ram, will i need more than 10 ? cuz i might upgrade my rams soon to 32 , and also my cpu has the i7 3770 with 8 cores will i need to set it on more than 2 cores ?
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Glad to help my friend, it's the XDA way and the right way in life in my humble opinion. As far as needing more then 10 GB of RAM, no you won't specifically need more then 10 GB of RAM but the more RAM you have the better, what you can do is set it at 10 now and then if you upgrade simply power off the virtual machine, go to the settings section for that machine in virtualbox (Click on the virtual machine you want then the settings button), the system tab and then under the motherboard tab adjust the RAM amount, re-launch the virtual machine and away you go. I believe the i7 3770 has 4 cores and 8 threads, so I would recommend setting it at 2 cores you shouldn't really need to set it on more, also remember to enable in the virtual machine settings, under the system then, acceleration tab the hardware virtualization options for better performance.
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. I believe the i7 3770 has 4 cores and 8 threads, so I would recommend setting it at 2 cores you shouldn't really need to set it on more, also remember to enable in the virtual machine settings, under the system then, acceleration tab the hardware virtualization options for better performance.
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u're right about the i7 , but the OS reads those threads as cores not threads which gives me the opportunity to set rendering on 3dsmax for example on 7 cores and leave one core for pc usage
so i believe that the VB can also read them as 8 cores ? no idea but if 2 cores makes no noteable difference than 4 or more then its cool
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easy ubuntu setup
You can install Ubuntu on Windows like any other application, thanks to "Wubi"
Easy and secure way to give ubuntu native access to hardware.
You will have :
- Dual-boot of fully working ubuntu and windows.
- No conflicts nor damage to windows or partitions.
- Ubuntu can be uninstalled at any time.
Good luck
Acudor said:
u're right about the i7 , but the OS reads those threads as cores not threads which gives me the opportunity to set rendering on 3dsmax for example on 7 cores and leave one core for pc usage
so i believe that the VB can also read them as 8 cores ? no idea but if 2 cores makes no noteable difference than 4 or more then its cool
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In 3dsmax, Maya, etc. that works but in Virtualbox it won't let you do that as it won't let you set more then the actual physical number of CPU cores your processor has. But, again leaving it at the 2 cores should be more then fine for this situation. On a side-note adding on the the post below yours, while Wubi is good for people who want to experiment with Ubuntu for doing intense tasks the Wubi installation method doesn't have good performance and can cause other headaches down the road.
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In 3dsmax, Maya, etc. that works but in Virtualbox it won't let you do that as it won't let you set more then the actual physical number of CPU cores your processor has. But, again leaving it at the 2 cores should be more then fine for this situation. On a side-note adding on the the post below yours, while Wubi is good for people who want to experiment with Ubuntu for doing intense tasks the Wubi installation method doesn't have good performance and can cause other headaches down the road.
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ok then i guess am good to go , thank you very much shimp.. u really helped me out u have no idea
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