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Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by ashitlerferad »

ekianjo wrote: post #88
bachmeier wrote: post #68

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You can use base R but (unless something has recently changed) not all packages are going to work. I also program in D - including interacting with R - and that won't currently work.

I have compiled numerous R packages as well (dplyr, ggplot2, FactoMineR) and they all work fine on ARM. I agree that you may face issues when it comes to packages relying on JAVA, but otherwise never seen any other problem so far on ARM.

Java 8 builds on all the 3 Debian ARM platforms so it probably works on Ubuntu too.

https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=openjdk-8&sui...

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by ashitlerferad »

bachmeier wrote: post #68
ekianjo wrote: post #61

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What are you talking about? I am using R on Slackware 14.1 on an ARM device. It works perfectly once you compile it.

You can use base R but (unless something has recently changed) not all packages are going to work. I also program in D - including interacting with R - and that won't currently work.

I don't know which D compiler you are using, but Debian builds gdc from GCC 5 for the 3 ARM platforms so it will probably work on Ubuntu Phone.

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=gdc-5

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by ashitlerferad »

analog31 wrote: post #97

Ask HN Can I install something like this on my Windows 10 tablet, and could it run jupyter/Python?

If your tablet is ARM and running Windows RT then you probably need a Windows exploit to be able to run your own code.

http://www.wpinternals.net/

If your tablet is a PC (Intel/AMD/x86 etc) then turning off UEFI Secure Boot and booting from USB should let you run your own code.

Once you can run your own code you should be able to install Python/jupyter.

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by ashitlerferad »

Pxtl wrote: post #108
jakub_h wrote: post #50

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Well, I'm happy with running the basic stuff using GNURoot. (I have no intention of running more complicate GUI apps anyway, even though that should be possible as well.)

How well does the git client work with that? I've been wishing I could tinker from my phone but all the Android github apps don't actually pull repos.

GNURoot provides a chroot of Debian/Gentoo/Fedora etc so you can install whatever you want in there, including the git command-line client.

You can also create such a chroot manually:

https://wiki.debian.org/ChrootOnAndroid

Or go slightly further:

https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile#Articles

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by hmottestad »

progman wrote: post #105
hmottestad wrote: post #87

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I felt the same, especially after the ubuntu phone stunt on kickstarter which had 4GB of ram. Maybe what we are both looking for is a tablet like the microsoft surface, but running essentially ubuntu. For that matter, any tablet that can compete with the microsoft surface and run an operating system that is both great for developing and great for touch and mobility. Apple is only a few steps away in my opinion. If on…

They likely won't open up any iPad. It seems they will merge (replace) OSX with iOS. I saw this coming years ago. If I were a developer using OSX I would seriously ocnsider a switch to another unrestricted OS. http://www.osnews.com/story/29134/Today_s_Apple_event_spells...

I really hope this doesn't happen.

I love Apple hardware, and OSX is much nicer to use as a polyglot developer than Windows. A workmate of mine runs linux on his macbook pro, and it's really a pain. Apple has put so many thousands of hours into getting the trackpad working smoothly, while the linux drivers seem to have been hacked together during a weekend and are truly awful. Things like ignoring thumb input, scroll speed and tracking speed are terrible, just to mention a few.

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by gnufx »

rlpb wrote: post #129
gnufx wrote: post #123

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> I'm in favour of this arrangement, since I think it's the only way to get updates to work reliably, How is Maemo unreliable in that respect? I was disappointed to find Touch doesn't work like it does. > But don't expect a traditional Linux-based desktop but on a tablet, since that's not what you'll get. I thought the whole point was that you can switch. That's what Canonical says, and what's demonstrated in some vi…

Can you be more specific? We may be talking about two different things. The Ubuntu phone requires apps specifically written for the UI (though I think things written against Qt's mobile APIs can be made fairly easily). The Ubuntu phone will not run your average X app. I'm not aware of the Ubuntu tablet proposed to be any different. My understanding is that apps will indeed seamlessly switch between the two modes - bu…

Afraid I don't know any more than what they've written and that you can see in things like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEkCaA_P7c (I didn't interpret a desktop experience as necessarily meaning X.)

Re: Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet – Pre-order

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Post by spurgu »

bcook wrote: post #67
CaptSpify wrote: post #58

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You can, but IME, it's all terrible. I've tried so many android ssh-clients, and they are all either closed source, or don't work smoothly.

You could use Terminal Emulator and run the CLI ssh client. I know CyanogenMod includes "ssh". It's probably closed-source, but I use JuiceSSH and it is great. The Pro version has a cloud backup that makes SSH migration a breeze.

+1 for JuiceSSH, I also have the pro version and I'm very happy with it.
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