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Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by imissmyjuno »

apawloski wrote: post #40

Ironically, it might be the walled-garden ecosystem of tablets that ultimately leads to mass end-user adoption of Linux. The desktop introduces too many complications -- there is a much larger set of use cases, and thus a larger set of situations where a Windows-convert can get confused, discouraged, or frustrated. Tablets, on the other hand, with their relatively fewer ubiquitous uses, can be fine-tuned in way that…

What about iOS and Android? One is a Unix, the other a Linux. If you mean in the "truly open-source" fashion, then it's entirely up to the UI when it comes to the masses. I've personally never liked Unity due to very inconsistent buggy UI, and enjoyed Gnome 3 much more. The more competition the merrier, though.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by allons-y »

stcredzero wrote: post #123
mtgx wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2. The apps will remain compatible, just like on Android, but I fear they will give too much control over to carriers. From what I understand they want to give "total branding power" over a device to carriers. So we'll see how they go about that without pissing off the user. If it's subtle enough it might work. But I still hate the idea of giving even more power (again) to the carriers. The carriers should be powerle…

> The carriers should be powerless when it comes to the devices they sell. They should be no more than retailers. Who has ever heard of retailers messing with the products? No one, because that's a crazy idea. It's even a doofy idea for car dealers to tack their own logo plaques on the back of your car. Annoying.

They stuck one on the back of my dad's Challenger, and he took it back and made them take it off.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by pekk »

potatolicious wrote: post #43
chx wrote: post #25

I still don't get it. This emphasises on "productivity". Tablets, lacking any efficient ways of input are not productivity devices. They are great at consuming content, of course. There is a reason the iPad and the Kindle Fire rules the field.

There is more to productivity than fast, accurate text input. Touch is inferior for text input, but superior for other types of input. I know many designers who are salivating at the prospect of being able to do their work with a stylus that's also a screen (as opposed to the Wacom way of doing it).

Wacom's stuff has been the gold standard for ages. A portable Wacom with the display behind the drawing area would be perfect.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by WrkInProgress »

emehrkay wrote: post #145
newishuser wrote: post #139

Heres why this is awesome: - The name Unity finally makes perfect sense - Phone can expand into a tablet can expand into a desktop - larger form factor can run smaller form factor apps - app switcher is slick - Canonical finally learned how to use all the bull shit motivational words that apple uses to inspire people - OS level tie ins to social services - Still open source I'm excited to use it, and I'm excited to h…

I love the transformations that the OS goes through based on device, very much like responsive web design. My favorite feature is running phone apps on the side with the Windows8-like split view, great idea. I wonder how that translates to portrait.

If they ape the Windows 8 snap view completely, it won't work in portrait.

It will be interesting how they deal with installing phone apps on the tablet. They might just allow carte blanche or might require a developer to opt in to avoid issues with phone specific apps being unusable on the tablet.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by pekk »

tosseraccount wrote: post #67

This is a winner for me if 1) It actually runs on hardware, it's not just a concept 2) I can attach a keyboard 3) I can run a bash shell and the unix utilities.

If you want an OS which runs on hardware and allows you to drive bash with a keyboard, you could get a laptop and run any flavor of Linux on it.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by pekk »

vilgax wrote: post #104

A recent critical post by KDE developer Aaron Seigo on Canonical claiming "same Ubuntu code will deliver a mobile, tablet, desktop or TV experiences" https://plus.google.com/107555540696571114069/posts/HSL2C21D...

What is with KDE and its angry rearguard actions? Let them make better partnerships if they want their product to be promoted, it isn't necessary to spend so much time downing other people's efforts.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by natrius »

andmarios wrote: post #144
xradionut wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I am a bit tired of how much Ubuntu gets promoted compared to other Linux based solutions." I find Ubuntu, (at least the LTS releases), to be the best supported distro for major third party applications and the easist for novices to use. I'm using it as development platform and as a VMware host for my Windows OS images. It has supports my Dell hardware better than Dell's Windows drivers. In time, I'll probably migra…

My focus was on tablets and netbooks. We have a real and proven Linux based solution, a solution you can install now on your Nexus 7. Granted; it isn't perfect, the installation procedure isn't for the faint of heart, but it exists and nobody talks about it. Then Canonical announces that it will do the same (Qt based, unified PC/Netbook/Tablet experience), it shows no code, no real use video and everyone talks about…

"no real use video"

Here's a hands-on video of the phone version: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3828266/ubuntu-phone-os-han...

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by clebio »

aw3c2 wrote: post #106
clebio wrote: post #82

>> Your Ubuntu tablet has multiple secure user accounts... Thank goodness. The absence of this makes every tablet OS out there today pretty weak sauce. If I can't lock the screen, or inhibit another person in the house from opening my email, Dropbox folder, etc., let alone allow them to 'switch user', then no one else can borrow the device. An-ipad-per-child isn't terribly economical, in my book.

Android 4.2 has multiple user accounts.

Good to know, thanks!

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by themstheones »

naner wrote: post #72
rufugee wrote: post #21

As much as it pains me to admit it, I'm now using Cinnamon as a desktop environment. I really, really wanted Unity to work, but I've had continued performance problems which make it ultimately unusable for me. I understand Ubuntu's need to turn a profit, but I really wish they'd focus on making Unity stable and performant before chasing down these other opportunities... Disclaimer: I run three monitors, so I'm probab…

I've moved to Cinnamon, too. I tried Gnome 3 for a few weeks, went back to a simple window manager for awhile (I had used Openbox for years), and also tried Unity and KDE4. Turns out I'm used to a certain kind of workflow based on "traditional" desktops. I prefer having resizable floating windows to maximized windows, I rely on too much desktop infrastructure to just use a window manager anymore, and KDE has extremel…

Can you install cinnamon on ubuntu? Or do you have to migrate to Mint?

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by SCdF »

Man this looks great my transformer prime is getting kinda slow let me find the download li--- oh.

Well nevermind then. Back to work.

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