Questions about connecting an Android device to Ubuntu. Questions targeting the device itself are better suited for android.stackexchange.com.
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Sharing your Internet Connection with Other PCs and Phones
I have Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP 430 notebook and this has a single wired internet connection and I would like to share this with a LG Optimus One with Android 2.3.3. I followed these instructions and ...
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Droid RAZR MAXX HD and 13.04
I recently re-installed 13.04 on my laptop (old partition crashed, pretty sure my hard drive is on the way out). I was using 12.04 previously, and had all but given up any home of getting my new ...
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“Please ensure you have JAVA_HOME points to JDK rather than JRE” message
I have java installed
aaa@ubuntu:~$ whereis java
java: /usr/bin/java /usr/bin/X11/java /usr/local/java /usr/share/java
aaa@ubuntu:~$ whereis javac
javac: /usr/bin/javac /usr/bin/X11/javac
and ...
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USB tethering from Android
I used a friend's Android (2.3) phone that allows USB tethering, subheading: "share phone's mobile network with PC."
Android lets me set 2 tethering settings, under "USB tethering type":
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How do I prevent automatic mounting of my android phone in 13.04?
gvfs is mounting my phone automatically when I plug it in, I don't want this for various reasons.
How do I disable automatic mounting for this specific device, but continue allowing other USB devices ...
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How to do install the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for Android Studio?
I want to install Android stuido for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
But I don't know how to make PATH
I search Google But I don't know how to make PATH
Install linux for Android Studio I'm make PATH
Do you know ...
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How do I view contents of Android(4.1.2) folders on Ubuntu?
Hello AskUbuntu Community! I am hoping you will be able to help me, or help me help you help me! I am trying to access my music stored on the external MicroSD card on my Samsung Android SGH-T699 via ...
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Android Media sync LG Optimus L7 (P705) with ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I can't connect my Android LG Optimus L7 (P705) with Ubuntu via media sync (MTP), just to see or transfer file / media inside my internal / external memory from computer to handphone vice versa, ...
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Ubuntu doesn't see my phone (Sony Xperia Tipo)
When I connect my phone Xperia Tipo to my Ubuntu 12.04, the USB icon does not appear in a launcher.
lsusb gives me following results:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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How the heck do I mount my Android phone?
I'm super puzzled because my phone used to just appear when I plugged it in. It doesn't anymore and The development options are definitely set to allow USB debugging. The phone is charging via USB but ...
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I tried to transplant the wireless_tools to Android4.0 system, but I have a problem with Java
My Linux system is Ubuntu Kylin, a new branch of Ubuntu spreading mainly in China.
I have changed some files, such as wireless.22.h,ifrename.c and iwlib.h , in wireless_tools.29/ which is located in ...
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Ubuntu Network Manger keep creating Ad-Hoc Hotspot. No infrastructure. A bug?
I'd like to share my Ubuntu wired connection with a Wifi android tablet. To do that I could use the "Use as Hotspot..." function in System Settings->Network. As I can understand, android has issues ...
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Ubuntu boots to a blank screen (12.04)
I was trying to set up an Android build environment for building CyanogenMod. This involved me installing a few packages via apt-get. After the installation I also updated some packages in Synaptic. I ...
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Remove Android OS and Install Ubuntu
So I found "The Complete Linux Installer" in Google Play but my cheap $72 tablet doesn't have enough space to run Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I'm considering acquiring another and just putting Ubuntu on it ...
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Creating an infrastructure hotspot using ubuntu 12.10
I want to create an infrastructure hot-spot using ubuntu 12.10 as I want use internet on my android phone by creating an infrastructure hot-spot.I have tried to change the setting the hot-spot and ...
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PPA for Android Studio?
Android Studio was released a few days ago and it's still in early access preview, but I would like to know if there is any PPA I could add to my Ubuntu Raring to automatically keep it updated with ...
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how to connect android phone with ubuntu 12.04 laptop for accessing laptop's internet connection over wifi
i have an android ics phone and i want to use my wired internet connection on my laptop through wifi.
it can be done easily on windows 7 using softwares like virtual router or connectify.
is there ...
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When trying to run Android Studio sh file, chmod +x and checkbox just instantly fails (as root too)
I want to run the new Android Studio IDE just released at Google I/O 2013, and when I try to execute studio.sh, it opens it in a text editor. If I enable running as application in properties, it ...
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How do I access the files in a Samsung Galaxy S II?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II but my Ubuntu 10.04 laptop, although it recognizes the phone when I connect it with a USB. won't allow me to get into the phone. Do I need special drivers?
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Sync Android Memo with Evolution Memo
The title sums it up. Right now I know I can sync my Android memos with a Gmail account. It puts them in a Notes folder (aka a label) on Gmail. But now Im unsure how to go from gmail to Evolution.
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Mouse not working after installing wifi mouse
Just installed wifi mouse (allows you to control keyboard and mouse remotely from android phone) after a reboot, the touch-pad no longer works. Any suggestions?
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Problem restoring android after trying Ubuntu on Nexus 7
I tried Ubuntu on my Nexus 7, and I now want to restore android on it. I made the procedure described, in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install and the Ubuntu flash worked well.
But when I want to ...
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File transfer to smartphones from Ubuntu does not work properly [duplicate]
Modern smartphones are no longer USB based mass storage, MTP is used instead. This is not good. I want to move music and folders to my phone just normal filetransfers deleting renaming copy folders ...
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How can I stream music files from Android Phone via wifi on ubuntu 12.10
Have a Wi-Fi network at home
Have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my laptop connected to home Wi-Fi
Have an Android based cell phone connected to home WiFi
Can I play (stream) my music files stored in ...
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Connecting a Samsung Galaxy S3 in Ubuntu 13.04
In 13.04, whenever I connect an Android device, one of three things happens:
1 . It mounts successfully (maybe once out of 3 attempts)
2 . It fails to mount with the following error message:
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Can I install 12.10 on Ainol Novo7 Venus?
Is it possible to install Ubuntu on my Ainol Novo7 Venus?
I don't want any tablet-version of ubuntu, because I like ubuntu how it is and think there is no need for a tablet-version (I know there is ...
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what is the current stage of ubuntu tablet , is it viable to use with a android note 10.1?
I want to practise on ubuntu tablet os with my note 10.1. Is it possible to load it to my tabler as keepjng the android alive as backup.? Or is tblet os is not ready yet to load it into machine? what ...
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Ubuntu can't mount Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (Cyanogenmod 10.1)
When I connect the device, this error shows:
first: Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device
and then:
Sorry, could not display all the contents of "store_00010001": DBus
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New AVD not creating properly in android
I have copied android-sdk-linux folder from one PC to another PC, and installed Eclipse and Set appropriate paths (both tools and Platform-tools) but I cannot create any avd.
When I try to create ...
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How to share my mobile broadband connection via Wifi
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop having wifi. I have an android tablet which has wifi support. I connect my laptop to the internet through Mobile broadband (reliance netconnect zte modem). I ...
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Ubuntu on Android doesn't mount second with try
Because I'm not sure that it is version problem , re posted without Version (Ubuntu on Android doesn't mount second time).
I added Ubuntu on my Android phone (HTC One X clone) using this manual ...
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Ubuntu on Android doesn't mount second time
I added Ubuntu 11.04 on my Android phone (HTC One X clone) using this manual (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872752) , and it installed and mounted .
On Ubuntu I installed sshd and ...
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Sync notes between Android phone and Ubuntu?
I want a note taking app on my Ubuntu running laptop and an app on my Android phone which can sync with each other, through online means or manually syncing. So far the only thing I've seen is the ...
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Dual Boot On Galaxy Note 2 ? ( Android / Ubuntu )
I want to buy a Galaxy Note 2 tablet/phone and I just wanted to know: how can I have both of these OS's on it at the same time?
If there is a way, how can I do it?
Is there anyone who can help me?
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How to use Whatsapp mobile application in Ubuntu Linux?
In my Android I have "Whatsapp" application running. But mobile freak I am not, and specially the mobile keyboards.
So how can I run my same application, same account from my Ubuntu desktop PC?
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Connect Ubuntu raring ringtail to android 4.0.4 tablet
I have a 'LePan' tablet (android 4.0.4) that plugs into a USB port on my laptop, and it charges the tablet. So I know there is a connection. But Ubuntu does not see it. No sign of it in Nautilus.
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Samsung phone not recognized in Ubuntu 12.10 using USB cable
I use Ubuntu 12.10 ,when i connect Samsung Galaxy Ace plus to PC it is not recognized by Ubuntu and USB icon does not appear in phone screen, so i cannot connect my phone to PC.
Please help about it.
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Problems with Eclipse and Android SDK
I installed Eclipse, openjdk6 and downloaded and extracted the sdk manager file.
Now, When I created an Android project I got the following error:
2012-06-06 18:44:40 - contactManager] ...
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 from 12.10, other devices are not able to keep connection with WiFi
After I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 13.04 from 12.10 my other devices are not able to keep connected to WiFi.
When I connect Ubuntu 13.04 with my WiFi connection, my other devices Galaxy S3 and ...
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How do I upgrade Android on my phone with Ubuntu?
I have a Galaxy Europa running Android v2.2. I want to upgrade it to Gingerbread v2.3. In Windows I would use Samsung Kies for this task. How do I do it in Ubuntu?
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Would booting 12.04 from external HDD give me problems for developing kernels for Android 4.12 and 4.2.2?
The laptop specifications are:
Lenovo z580 3.0usb
Would it give any foreseen performance problems?
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12.04 how do I know if my operating system is ready to build kernels for android [closed]
First of all I love Ubuntu and Android =]
I make "custom" ROMs for my Android device and share them quite frequently on my fav pda (personal digital assistant) site.
I was running 12.04 off of an ...
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How to run an Android emulator in Ubuntu 13.04
Is there any way of doing this in 13.04?
If so, can you also provide a step-by-step instruction on how to do it ?
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Possible to run two versions of Eclipse on the same machine?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a Toshiba Satellite. I use the Eclipse ADT bundle for Android dev. I would like to find a decent IDE for Ruby, and I keep coming back to Eclipse. Here's the ...
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Run Ubuntu from SD Card on Android Tablet
I'll be acquiring my first tablet in a few weeks, and haven't tinkered with Android much besides my 1st gen Motorola Droid (I had an HTC Sense, but a power surge fried it and turned it into a brick, ...
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How to use android 2.1 phone as remote audio receiver?
I have an unused HTC Hero Android phone (running Android OS 2.1), I would like to connect it to audio amplifier and leave it connected for months, so I could use this android phone as remote ...
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Ubuntu Remote Control using android
Ubuntu Remote Control is an android app. I want to use it to control my ubuntu desktop. It works on ssh. I'm a newbie and don't know how to setup. Please help.
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How to transfer files between Android and Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) and I wish to take the music files I have off of it and store them on my laptop which is running Ubuntu 12.10. Upon connecting my phone to my computer I can ...
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Cannot connect to Open WiFi hotspot created by Android
I'm trying to share my 3G data connection via WiFi hotspot. I have an open Hotspot running on my phone(Xperia Neo V - MT11i - Android 2.3.4). But I cannot connect to it from my Ubuntu system. Here is ...
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How do I dual boot my android ice cream sandwich tablet with ubuntu [duplicate]
I have android 4.04 ice cream sandwich as it was pre installed. I have an archos 80 cobalt. How would I dual boot with ubuntu?
