Anyone know whether there's an easy way to get root?
Is there a Terminal app with a local shell?
I'm in the US, so I can't get this one, but these are what I'm hoping for when it gets here.
Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
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Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
They also make an e-reader [1] with open source software. I'm somewhat obsessed with the idea of using it for ssh/mosh as a portable terminal. It would be very cool to hear if someone has tried this, before ordering one. I mailed some random guy at BQ and he said he never tried it, but also found it interesting. If you find it interesting too, maybe you could run down and ask around! :) [1]: http://www.bq.com/gb/prod…
How is it open source? Where can I find the source? How can I build software for it, and how can I load the software onto the device? I found this[0] but it is in Spanish, and many of the links to source don't go anywhere. It seems like they us Debian and Qt, which would be very neat. [0]: http://www.mibqyyo.com/actualidad/2013/07/10/programa-de-des...
Here's their repo: https://github.com/bq/cervantes
That links to an English version of the page you found: http://www.mibqyyo.com/actualidad/2014/01/08/bq-ereaders-dev...
Note that I don't have the device so I don't know if this works, but if there are problems with the instructions I assume BQ would help (since the open sourceness is a selling point).
Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#63BQ main office is just 50 meters away from my office. They are like 70-80 people, all very young ( Pretty useless comment, I know.
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Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#64BQ main office is just 50 meters away from my office. They are like 70-80 people, all very young ( Pretty useless comment, I know.
Actually quite interesting to see what organizations that are cranking out phones are like from age and size. Thanks for the insight.
Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#65BQ main office is just 50 meters away from my office. They are like 70-80 people, all very young ( Pretty useless comment, I know.
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Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#66Love it. Only one missing feature prevents me from buying it: Ubuntu Phone doesn't seem to have easy, painless, over-the-air syncing of calendars and contacts with third-party applications/services like Google Apps and Microsoft Exchange, for snappy access to that data whether I'm online or offline.
Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#67Too bad, LTE 4G not supported :(
Honest question here: what does anyone need 4g for? On HSPA+ (H+) my connection is fast enough for any purpose besides downloading movies, and it's not like I've got unlimited data. Even 3g's theoretical speed is great if they could get that to work for a change. I have 4g on a company laptop and the speed is better than many places' WiFi, but I have yet to find an excuse to use it ( someone has to pay that data bill…
> In 5 years 3g really will be too slow for many applications
You answered your own question. It's progress, and the sooner people around the world adopt 4G, the sooner it becomes the standard, just like 3G before it.
Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#68Too bad, LTE 4G not supported :(
Honest question here: what does anyone need 4g for? On HSPA+ (H+) my connection is fast enough for any purpose besides downloading movies, and it's not like I've got unlimited data. Even 3g's theoretical speed is great if they could get that to work for a change. I have 4g on a company laptop and the speed is better than many places' WiFi, but I have yet to find an excuse to use it ( someone has to pay that data bill…
Coverage is a problem in some areas. In many parts of australia the 3g coverage has been left pretty damn miserable. while they have invested in 4g.
additionally contention levels are just horrible on the 3g services. what's that 20 Kb/s and 40% packet loss just because you were silly enough to use it near a train station.
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#69http://www.bq.com/gb/game-ubuntu "Telegram is the most secure way to..." or http://www.bq.com/flexy_templates/game/assets/en/screen-3.pn... If you market your phone towards nerds, don't bullshit us with crypto marketing.
Would you mind to explain what you are talking about ? I thought telegram are more secure than whats app and etc . I would gladly hear what do you think about these app in general.
Re: Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
#70Anyone know whether there's an easy way to get root? Is there a Terminal app with a local shell? I'm in the US, so I can't get this one, but these are what I'm hoping for when it gets here.
Can we install regular Ubuntu packages on this phone? If we can then I guess you could install terminator, gnome-terminal or something.