All the threads I read are for Ubuntu for phone, anyone interested about Ubuntu for android? I'll give a try to Ubuntu for phone, but I'm really happy with what android offers... but now I think Ubuntu for android is really cool... Is like to have best OS for the phone, and at the same time best OS at all times on the phone.
http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
There is definitely some huge potential with this idea although it is not the first time we have seen this, Motorola attempted something similar but I always felt as though the phones were not ready yet and the desktop environment was not only slow but lacked any compatibility. If Ubuntu runs well on an android phone as a desktop I will gladly buy into it and probably use it to replace my laptop and maybe someday my desktop especially now that Steam is coming to Ubuntu. This is the next logical step in the computing world as our phones become increasingly more powerful and have begun to rival laptops, I just hope Ubuntu is able to execute it well.
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There is definitely some huge potential with this idea although it is not the first time we have seen this, Motorola attempted something similar but I always felt as though the phones were not ready yet and the desktop environment was not only slow but lacked any compatibility. If Ubuntu runs well on an android phone as a desktop I will gladly buy into it and probably use it to replace my laptop and maybe someday my desktop especially now that Steam is coming to Ubuntu. This is the next logical step in the computing world as our phones become increasingly more powerful and have begun to rival laptops, I just hope Ubuntu is able to execute it well.
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Great point and there's so much more to this if we think about it. Enterprise is evolving rather interestingly into mobility served by very centralized environments. BYOD is becoming a very prevalent argument in the professional workplace.
Until recently, management of that extremely mobile environment consisted of attempts at integrating BlackBerry, iOS, and Android into an arena where Microsoft is the 500 pound gorilla. From a business continuity stance, BlackBerry has been the safest and more secure (not capable) solution out there. Who knows how much longer RIM will be around. Microsoft just introduced that gorilla's corn-fed son named Windows 8.
Most businesses will put a W8 transition off for some time due to it's very "touchy" differences. The funny part being that they ask about integrating Android tablets or iPads as a 3 year plan. Once the hype settles, the realization of a full OS with REAL management possibilities on a mobile device will become rather ideal to CIO's and IT Admins looking to move to that step and beyond with the idea of BYOD as a viable/more secure option, now.
Enter Ubuntu. How many businesses are running iOS or Android in their data center? These are catered to the consumer segment where the perpetual "duking out" between Mac and Google has completely squashed BlackBerry to a point that 10th graders probably have no idea what a bunch of "old fogey" college juniors poke fun at while bragging about being a developer because they flashed CM10 via ROM Manager last week.
Ubuntu's focus should be on Windows! The ability to offer a rivaling suite edges both Google and Mac further away from the complete enterprise solution discussion and positions Canonical right next to Microsoft. . . without all the crazy licensing!!!
All in all, the final words in my mind are: Prime Opportunity
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I've seen sites report that its still being developed along side Ubuntu phone, probably an easy way to convert android users over.
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I've seen sites report that its still being developed along side Ubuntu phone, probably an easy way to convert android users over.
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ugh. . . can't believe I missed the distinction between the two offerings. I was leaning more toward the "Ubuntu for phone" development.
Regardless, I think this is a great step and you're probably right, Midnitte. I'm just waiting for someone to get it running on my old HeroC!!!
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There is definitely some huge potential with this idea although it is not the first time we have seen this, Motorola attempted something similar but I always felt as though the phones were not ready yet and the desktop environment was not only slow but lacked any compatibility. If Ubuntu runs well on an android phone as a desktop I will gladly buy into it and probably use it to replace my laptop and maybe someday my desktop especially now that Steam is coming to Ubuntu. This is the next logical step in the computing world as our phones become increasingly more powerful and have begun to rival laptops, I just hope Ubuntu is able to execute it well.
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Clearly you haven't seen the video of the guy from canonical showing off Ubuntu for android using a 1ghz phone from a year or two ago. It was running perfectly as Ubuntu when docked, and when he undocked, BAM. Android again. I'll see if I can find the vid again
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EDIT: here is the link. Not exactly the one I was looking for, but it works. It is a Motorola atrix 2, which is fairly old, and probably the exact phone you said " wasn't ready"
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY&desktop_uri=/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY
Why can't you use unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to load a linux distro onto your phone.
I did that before on my N9 with the mex distro. You just change the boot menu on the pc that you are going to hook up to so that it looks at the USB first for an OS before the hard disk. If I didn't want to run it I would wait until after the computer started to hook it up. The only thing is you have to remember to wait until after you start the computer if you don't want to run it and I kept habitually not waiting and accidentally starting the distro off of the phone and the other thing is you have to keep track of all the files and folders it installs on your phone so that if you decide to erase it you know what files and folders to erase and don't jack your phone up.
There is also Lili http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ which has "persistence" which means you can install/uninstall apps and add/delete data etc. and I see they have kubuntu on there and even meego 1.2.
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Why can't you use unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to load a linux distro onto your phone.
I did that before on my N9 with the mex distro. You just change the boot menu on the pc that you are going to hook up to so that it looks at the USB first for an OS before the hard disk. If I didn't want to run it I would wait until after the computer started to hook it up. The only thing is you have to remember to wait until after you start the computer if you don't want to run it and I kept habitually not waiting and accidentally starting the distro off of the phone and the other thing is you have to keep track of all the files and folders it installs on your phone so that if you decide to erase it you know what files and folders to erase and don't jack your phone up.
There is also Lili http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ which has "persistence" which means you can install/uninstall apps and add/delete data etc. and I see they have kubuntu on there and even meego 1.2.
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Because phones don't allow booting from media (except for special cases like the nook color, et al).
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Why can't you use unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to load a linux distro onto your phone.
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As long the bios on the target system recognizes the SD card through the usb attached phone in the boot menu..
reply 1^ Wait what? Are we on the same page here? Do you or don't you want to hook your phone up to a PC and make it boot up off of ubuntu that is on your phone? I was just doing that for about a month on my N9. Lili takes it even a step further and lets you install and uninstall apps and data that persist and also gives you virtualbox thrown in.
Reply 2^ What? That was too technical for me
Wait a second, are we talking about the same thing here? I'm talking about putting ubuntu on your phone and then you walk over to a PC and plug your phone in via usb and start the computer and it runs ubuntu from your phone. When you hook it up right after you turn the PC on pick mass storage mode when it pops up on your phone. Worked for me for a long time. I was walking around with mex 64 bit (ubuntu with 7 desktops to choose from) on my N9 and I would accidentally plug it into 32 bit computers at school (forgetting i had ubuntu 64 on my phone) before I turned them on and they would try to boot into mex 64 bit until i realized i was habitually plugging my phone into pc's before turning it on.
I don't understand what you guys are saying, I was just running around 2 months ago with 64bit ubuntu on my Nokia N9 plugging it into computers and making them boot up linux 64 bit from my N9 (provided the computer was a 64 bit and I went into the boot menu and changed it to look at the usb for an OS first).
You seem to not believe it for some reason. I'd make a video and put it up on youtube for you but I only have my N9 for video. I can't video my N9 with my N9.
I'm not that smart and I'm not that linux experienced at all but all you have to do is use unetbootin to install a linux distro (an iso image that you download, go ahead and pick any one you want) on to your phone in mass storage mode. Then just go into the boot menu of the PC you are targetting when you start it up and change the bootup priority to USB first.
Done.
I hear what you're saying; essentially Ubuntu on a stick... that's not what I thought Ubuntu for Android is/was supposed to be, though--from what I understood.
I had thought that Ubuntu for Android was supposed to be similar to the Ubuntu for phones experience, only with Android as the "desktop" experience on the handset. The phone is running Ubuntu 24/7, but when in the dock--think glorified KVM switch--you have full access to Ubuntu--using your phone as the source for the processing power, not just OS and file storage; unplug from the dock, and your handset reverts back to a "normal" Android handset...
...in your "on a stick" method, a PC is doing all the work, and the phone is just storage; the other way is equivocal to plugging a keyboard and monitor directly into the phone, and using it as the computer...
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That's not what I understood it to be. I thought it was just Lili since Lili has persistence plus a virtualbox so you can just load it without rebboting via a virtualbox.
Your phone is no different from a thumb drive in mass storage mode so you can load any linux distro on it and change the target pc boot priority to USB first.
I just checked the specs on the Raspberry Pi operating system. If that little computer can do all sorts of cool things with half the specs of a modern smart phone I'm sure the Ubuntu Devs will make the Ubuntu for Android wicked cool! Can't wait!
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I just checked the specs on the Raspberry Pi operating system. If that little computer can do all sorts of cool things with half the specs of a modern smart phone I'm sure the Ubuntu Devs will make the Ubuntu for Android wicked cool! Can't wait!
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It's not particularly good for running GUI stuff though.
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It's not particularly good for running GUI stuff though.
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Good point! I didn't think about that being an issue but it makes sense.
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It's not particularly good for running GUI stuff though.
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As an RPI owner, I can honestly say it isn't much of a desktop. It's ideal for a home media server, but it needs MUCH more RAM. 512MB still isn't cutting it. Honestly, mine is collecting dust.
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If it's usb storage, and its recognised by the pc without drivers then yes you can boot ubuntu from it.
Ubuntu for android is about running android on your device, then plugging your device into a dock that has a screen / keyboard / mouse and using ubuntu. Android would still bye running in the background to receive calls and stuff.
Ubuntu for phones is a phone running ubuntu, you make calls and texts from within ubuntu.
Hope this helps clear it up, please correct me if I'm mistaken :]
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i went to finally get the sdk for my imac,then i realized its only available for intel based macs.is there anything i can do
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i went to finally get the sdk for my imac,then i realized its only available for intel based macs.is there anything i can do
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Join up with the year 2000.
That MAC has been good to me so not gonna happen...how about a answer that might actually help
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is kimpossible
boydroid said:
That MAC has been good to me so not gonna happen...how about a answer that might actually help
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ok first of all, why are you talking about a media access control? it's not relevant to this discussion about macs. second, you need to get a new mac. the mac minis are great and are only about 600 bucks. you have an incompatible computer. incompatible computer is incompatible.
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That MAC has been good to me so not gonna happen...how about a answer that might actually help
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That is the ONLY answer that's gonna help you.
Unless you manage to get Google to write an SDK for PPC.
If you figger out how to install Linux on your system, it would work that way.
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If you figger out how to install Linux on your system, it would work that way.
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So, it wouldn't.
The Linux SDK is still x86 only.
Yet again Apple efs its customer base
You could possibly get away with some kind of Virtual Machine, but I have a feeling vbox won't run on your architecture either.
And $600 is WAY to much to pay for a Mini.
Hell buy a $200 netbook and install Ubuntu with a Mac theme - you can't tell a difference other than the awesome that is radiated from a Linux machine VS a mac - unless you are just a linux guy and know how it works...then you could tell a difference....ok so there are some differences...but buy a white HP netbook and slap one of those Apple stickers they give you with an IPod on it...then you cant tell a difference....well you still could but its getting arguable then.
This is why the only apple product I will ever own is my 160gig Ipod classic - and when it dies Ill just build a new EEE PC for my car.
only reason i use a mac is because i need software such as final cut pro and aperture which are not found on windows or linux.
There's no way to use the SDK on a PPC Mac without reengineering the whole thing from scratch. The PPC is a big-endian processor, and x86 is little-endian, so your byte-ordering and structure sizes are different. If you've ever delved into cross-platform compiling (OpenWRT is a good example), you know that's its a major PITA. I've adapted a few small pieces of C code to successfully compile on PPC, and its no joy.
You're going to be SOOL on the virtualization front as well. There was a version of VirtualPC years ago that performed software x86 emulation on the PPC platform, but performance was abysmal even running Win98 on my Dual G5. I doubt that a modern Windows OS would even run at all. None of the current virtualization products will run on the PPC platform, as they all tie in to hardware virtualization support at some level (processor extensions or otherwise).
I truly feel your pain in this situation. I have a Dual G5 Power Mac that's still humming along happy as can be, but I can't run any current software on it. My iBook G4 isn't quite as happy these days, but is still 100% functional. Next to my G5, I have a cheapo Dell that I finally broke down and bought to power-up when I need to run x86 stuff. I recently picked up a used MacBook Pro, and WOW I can't believe what I was missing out on. The performance is night and day better than my G5, and all current software runs on it beautifully. With VMware Fusion installed, it can do anything I need. I hate to say it, but you need to upgrade.
well i got my answer,i guess a new mac purchase is a must...i have never used a windows pc so definately not going that route,question can i buy a pc with linux preinstalled on it...if that was possible i would like to learn to use it
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well i got my answer,i guess a new mac purchase is a must...i have never used a windows pc so definately not going that route,question can i buy a pc with linux preinstalled on it...if that was possible i would like to learn to use it
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There are some sites that sell computers with Linux pre-installed.
Here's one:
http://linuxpreloaded.com/
abcdfv said:
There are some sites that sell computers with Linux pre-installed.
Here's one:
http://linuxpreloaded.com/
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thanks,ill start looking
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thanks,ill start looking
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Probably what you're gonna want to do first is ask yourself:
"What do I use my computer for"
There are some Linux distributions specifically designed to work as media servers, as video/image manipulation stations, and basically just about any specialization you can imagine.
If you're answer is
"I just want to use it"
Chances are Ubuntu or Mint is the way to go.
If your answer is
"MUST HAVE THE FASTEST NO MATTER WHAT"
A Gentoo based distro is the way to go.
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I like the design and spec of Adam but I would also need proper usability from it. By proper I mean word, excel, usb to Com cables in general Windows 7.
Would it be possible to install Windows 7 on the device and how hard would it be?
I have not see the device in action so does anyone know does it have PC style bios or more like bootloader on smartphones?
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That would be hard. Not impossible.
The thing is I doubt anyone will actually waste hundreds of hours to get a worse operating system running.
(I say it's worse because it's not tablet optimized)
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Not worse, just heavier because more usable as PC. For me Android is the worse one as yo have no proper apps that make it usable as PC.
As said if I could get ubuntu to run with office on it I would not think about windows 7 but I can not even do that.
Andoid main problem is the same as one on apple ipad it is a OS for phones.
Adam started out as a dual boot Linux/ Android tablet.
Have not heard anything re Linux boot for a while though.
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I seen on forum for ink that they have image for ubuntu but still no office on it.
Grr I always loved tablet idea TBH even when they were called slates.
Until late I had my HP TC1100 and was very happy but it is lucking now in performance for win7 and office 2010. Also it is so "used" now that paint is coming off.
Oh well will have to wait for a win7 dedicated tablet.
The operating system has to be ARM based meaning Windows 7 will never work (at least properly).
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The operating system has to be ARM based meaning Windows 7 will never work (at least properly).
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Well since they patented Windows 7 core to work with Arm in December one would hope that will be overcome. Apparently there will be al ighter version of Win7 for ARM based systems. Hmm we will see but fro now HP Slate 500 is the best bet.
Ubuntu for arm, meego and basicaly any linux distribution that has an arm port could end up on the adam. If you prefer a more desktop like UI plain ubuntu could work, use openoffice.
Most applications written for linux are easily ported to other CPU architectures.
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Ubuntu for arm, meego and basicaly any linux distribution that has an arm port could end up on the adam. If you prefer a more desktop like UI plain ubuntu could work, use openoffice.
Most applications written for linux are easily ported to other CPU architectures.
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Well if I wanted to use open office I wuld not ask for windows 7 would just go to ubuntu directly. Openoffice suck badly no matter what people say, if you do tons of docs, formatting and scripting in excel you need proper, real office.
Anything else I could deal with on linux just not lack of that.
I know this thread is old, but with Windows 8 (shall work on ARM) on sight, is there any chance to run that on the adam?
I'm asking cuz i'm looking for a tablet that is a) readable in straight sunlight and b) offers at least part-time Windows-capabilities.
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I know this thread is old, but with Windows 8 (shall work on ARM) on sight, is there any chance to run that on the adam?
I'm asking cuz i'm looking for a tablet that is a) readable in straight sunlight and b) offers at least part-time Windows-capabilities.
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Only time will tell for sure. Right now we can't figure that out as there is no ARM version available. Once they make one I'm sure that people will start trying.
Would it be possible to run Windows Phone 7 on the Xoom you think. I know theJPhone part won't work. But just to see how it might look and run. Just a thought.
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I sure hope not... eww.
Agreed.
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Windows 7 isn't supported on Tegra processors. Thats why you won't be able to install it.
i hope noone who has the ability to maybe realize that is trashing his abilities so hard.
Maybe Windows 8 as its supposed to support ARM processor instructions. Start looking for a leaked beta soon.
Also for future reference only post in the Development section if your developing something (an application or ROM). This doesn't include asking about developing something.
Hey All,
So can I just ask why?
I mean I have a Windows Phone 7 phone as my backup/work phone (benefit of being in IT I get to not order my self a blackberry or an Iphone) and I can honestly say its a nice device and have owned 3 different generations of Zunes. Battery life is excellent and the UI is nice and clean and it works well. If I wasn't as vested as I was in android I would possibly consider making that the OS of my primary phone (which is currently a Droid X) once they have them on good old Verizon and HDMI out. That being said even good old Microsoft (who I actually really like) has said Windows Phone 7 is a phone only OS and not meant to be run on tablets. The whole design of the OS actually kind of falls apart if you imagine it on a large display since its novelty instead of having sub windows have everything on one horizontally long display, with the sub menu features essentially hidden off screen.
Now as for Windows 7, as of this point it wouldn't be possible. Windows 7 currently supports only x86 and x64 chips and google stopped supporting these processor types in android after 1.6. Which is the odd reason why some of those new dual boot android/win7 tabs all use android 1.6. So to pull off a main stream Windows OS on this tablet you will have to wait for Windows 7 Embedded (which is win 7 + mobile cpu/gpu support) or Windows 8.
Once they release an offical beta of Win 7 Embedded I have a funny feeling it will be ported to all sorts of devices
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Reading the replies for that gentleman post is like reading a rude war against someone who is just asking a very simple question in an open forum, well people you all shouldn't be that rude to him.. replying with some helping words is better than posting harsh words.. aren't you all knowing what is the meaning of being "Polite"?
may be some day..
it would be a huge undertaking to do something like this.
however, despite feelings running high and peoples obvious favour toward android i do think it would be great to be able to run Windows7 or Windows Phone 7 on the Xoom.
Take as an example the HTC HD2 - its a windows mobile device that now supports the following list of operating systems..
windows mobile ce
windows phone 7 series
android stock
android sense
linux ubuntu - kubuntu
maego
windows95-98 ( emulation )
this is simply because some very talented developers locked on to the HD2 as it was the first superphone with a big screen and big power, and it came along before Android had such devices available...
back to the XOOM - i doubt we will ever see this sort of porting wizardry on our Xooms but nothing is set in stone, if someone could create something like MAGLDR (see HD2 forums) but for the Xoom then we could all enjoy a huge range of operating system choices.
Also, we all need to be aware that for the most part devices are perfectly able to run all sorts of operating systems in theory but as they are mass produced by manufacturers the way they are today we don't get to enjoy the fully unlocked benefits that we could.
imaging buying a pc and finding it wasn't possible to install LINUX instead of Windows !! - you would take it back to the store !!
Okay so i haven't offered a solution here - but lets not stop the imagination of others providing ideas that may some day become possibilities. and lets all hope that some day we can buy tablets like we buy pc's, with the ability to be loaded with a choice os O/S solutions.
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Immature forum members.....
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Which one do your prefer & why?
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Mac OSX. Why? Because i have a Macbook Pro and it comes with Mac... ;D
Windows.
it runs OSX, and UBUNTU lololo
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Windows.
it runs OSX, and UBUNTU lololo
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What are you talking about?
OS X. Why? Because even if it wasn't "ment" to run on my pc, it still does. Plus windows just sucks.
All nonsense and misspelled words courtesy of my unsupported samsung device.
I believe he ment he had a non apple pc and he probably hackintoshed it.
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why not both, i used to run win 7 and kubuntu (ubuntu with kde) for a while, ive since reverted back to win 7 after i effed up the linux partition. If you are a gamer like me you must have win7, other wise if you just want something simple ubuntu.
I have a laptop running the latest unbuntu because windows became so corrupted that it wouldn't install and the cd drive does not work. I know i can dual boot unbuntu with windows installed can I do the same if unbuntu is the primary OS? If so how? I would be installing from usb.
I love Arch Linux, but Ubuntu between your choices.
It's smooth, customizable, fast, and I love linux
Both suck. I used to use Ubuntu before 11.04 came along and introduced that blasted Unity shell. Now I'm using Fedora 15 and I love it. I still have Windows 7 on dual boot, but I rarely ever use it unless I have to.
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Both suck. I used to use Ubuntu before 11.04 came along and introduced that blasted Unity shell. Now I'm using Fedora 15 and I love it. I still have Windows 7 on dual boot, but I rarely ever use it unless I have to.
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You can use gnome as default, just log out and pick gnome as your session. Unity isn't required.
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OS X. Why? Because even if it wasn't "ment" to run on my pc, it still does. Plus windows just sucks.
All nonsense and misspelled words courtesy of my unsupported samsung device.
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That would be spelled "meant" it must be the phone....
I'll take a shot at personal taste though, I actually like both, I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 custom (my own set up of Windows 7) because if your into anything that involves development on anything you want the best with the most support. Ubuntu's community is unmatched and if your going to help others you need to be able to be flexible and know what your talking about when it comes time too.
If your going to be involved you need both no matter how you cut it, have the best of both and work with it as others will expect nothing less.
i dual boot win7 and ubuntu at home and use fedora and win7 at work.
i tend to prefer linux because i like the virtual desktops to minimize distractions, and writing code is much better in linux. but i need win7 for games, netflix, visual studio, etc. what i dislike about linux is the amount of maintenance it requires. every time i update the kernel on my home machine it kills my ati drivers and is generally a pita. sometimes when i go to work on something in linux i find myself spending half an hour or more on os maintenance. and unity is crap, gnome3 for ubuntu is crap, so i'm still booting to 'classic' in 11.04.
windows 7 is great i havent used ubuntu or linux in a while and i think im going to start to maybe today
Both.
Though I am forced to use Windows since my graphic tablet does not work that well on Ubuntu.
I hate windows, though.
And Macs are far too expensive just to do the same blasted crap as a normal PC... WITHOUT AS MANY GAMES.
Just loaded the 64-bit version on a crappy old laptop running a T5800 processor.
Boy, I'm getting a 5-second boot-time after post. This is so fun. It's not there yet, some things don't work, but man, if Microsoft gets this right, it'll be a good alternative to Ice-Cream Sandwich!
I'm excited about Windows 8 too, not really as a mobile platform but as a progression in the Windows PC platform. I don't think it's very fun to navigate without touchscreen though so hopefully touchscreens become more common for laptops and desktops in 2012/2013
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I'm excited about Windows 8 too, not really as a mobile platform but as a progression in the Windows PC platform. I don't think it's very fun to navigate without touchscreen though so hopefully touchscreens become more common for laptops and desktops in 2012/2013
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I definitely agree. The metro UI is kind of useless with a touchpad. I need a touchscreen!
Maybe I can use it in conjunction with Unified Remote? LAWL.
I like it a lot as well. Very different approach though. I did not see the tech demo for it, so once I installed it, I was a little surprised by what greeted me. "wtf am I on a computer or a phone?" was my first reaction but quickly figured everything out. It flies on my ssd hard drive
I understand what they are trying to do. Why would you go through developing two operating systems that do almost the same thing? Mixing tablet and pc, most likely trying to do something like the atrix. It will take awhile to get used to. It would be nice if they made something to switch between a desktop or tablet mode.
You can disable Metro UI!
Need to try this...
Here's the link to download it: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516
Works in Virtualbox VM; doesn't work in VMWare at the moment.
Going to have a gander when I get home from work.
Can't wait for the transformer 2 with windows 8. Full tablet experience and pc all in one. No compromises.
Let's stick to one thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1260798