Questions tagged [ubuntu-touch]
WARNING: Questions with this tag are now closed as off-topic. Questions about Ubuntu Touch, the mobile version for phones and tablets. It has been given the new name Lomiri by UBports.
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GPS unvailable on aquaris E45
I'm facing a strange issue on my BQ Aquaris E45 Ubuntu edition, i'm on Ubuntu 14.10.
While using every app or webapp, needing location it fails. my gps is on and detects my position. I also have ...
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No mobile data on Nexus 4 Ubuntu Touch
I've installed 29/01/2014 Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 4 (with .84 radio from Android 4.3). I can make/receive calls and connect to wifi but when I turn wifi off I see a 3G icon flash up two or three ...
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Can't update or install apps on Ubuntu Touch
For some reason whenever I try to update or install an app via the store, Ubuntu Touch keeps asking for my Ubuntu One account, but logging in doesn't work. What can I do?
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Installing a program on a ubuntu touch phone
I searched on the website but didn't found an answer.
I heard a lot that developing an application with C, C++ or anything else. Is it really possible ?
What I mean :
Imagine I develop a program in ...
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Office suite on Ubuntu Phone?
What can I use to view office documents on the Ubuntu phone? I would like to be able to view odf and ms office documents like doc and docx.
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How to change from Ubuntu touch stable channel to rc-proposed
How to change from Ubuntu touch stable channel to rc-proposed without loosing any data on the device? Is that possible without backup and restoring the data?
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Installing Ubuntu on Nexus 7
I am trying to install Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 as mentioned in the official wiki . However, when I run the Ubuntu Nexus7 installer I get an error saying that it cannot download the content (My connection ...
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Syncevolution in cronjob to sync the ubuntu phone via caldav/arddav
I want to sync my contacts and calendar from my Ubuntu Phone to a self-hosted owncloud server. Since there is no out-of-the-box support yet, I tried this explaination. However, this only works from ...
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Ubuntu Phone BQ Aquaris E4.5 USB Problem
I do not appear to have any USB Functionality on my BQ Aquarius Ubuntu Edition Phone. Plugged into Dell running Ubuntu 12.04 and neither the phone nor the Laptop see each other. USB power okay and ...
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What are some tablets that can run Ubuntu? [closed]
I can't believe I'm actually asking this, but what are some good, cheap tablets that can run Ubuntu? I'm considering getting a tablet, but I don't really want an expensive one like an iPad. And I love ...
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Would Android apps be able to run in Ubuntu touch natively?
I'm wondering why Android apps won't be able to be run natively on Ubuntu Touch. I mean, isn't it all just Linux?
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Can I develop ubuntu for phones apps in Python? [duplicate]
Does anyone know if we can develop apps for ubuntu for phones in Python ?
PyQT / PySide would seem to support also QML. But can we use them on the phones ?
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Where can I buy the Ubuntu phone to start developing apps?
Is the Ubuntu Phone available anywhere yet? I want start developing apps.
I am very impatient to start to develop on real ubuntu phone.
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How to use Whatsapp mobile application on Ubuntu Touch?
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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Where can I buy an Ubuntu Phone?
I need to buy an Ubuntu phone, where can I buy it? It is unavailable everywhere.
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VoIP on Ubuntu for phones
Will the new Ubuntu Phone support VoIP through the operating system when out of range of the network the user has? This would be a great way to steal market share from Apple which doesn't support VoIP ...
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Is it possible to run Ubuntu on a Nexus 7?
Is it possible to run Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10 on a Google Nexus Tablet? Would it be able to run Unity and/or Gnome Shell? or would it have to run a lighter desktop environment?
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How to charge my Ubuntu phone's battery off my Ubuntu laptop's battery?
When I plug my BQ Aquaris Ubuntu phone into my laptop running 14.04.3 LTS and shut down the laptop while the phone is charging the phone keeps charging...
Once I unplug the phone however, it doesn't ...
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Ubuntu phone in 2019
do you have some informations about Ubuntu phone at the moment?
I saw few articles about Ubuntu Edge but I thought that it is dead.
Also I saw for UBPorts with Ubuntu Touch.
I was really interested ...
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Playing Sound with Ubuntu QML Toolkit preview
I've installed the Ubuntu QML Toolkit Preview as per the instructions on http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/ (with a minor fiddle to get it working on 12.04). I'm trying to write an app ...
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When is Ubuntu Phone/Touch coming to the U.S.? [duplicate]
Does anyone know when it's coming to the U.S.!? The UI looks beautiful and I've been waiting to get it. I feel like we've been waiting forever.
Also did they mention how it will work? Do you have to ...
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QtCreator error; can't load library; ProjectExplorer(2.6.82)
I try to install the new Ubuntu Phone SDK using the instructions here:
http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/app-developer-cookbook/mobile/currency-converter-phone-app/
Unfortunately when I run Qt-...
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Can I develop a hybrid native/HTML5 app for the Ubuntu Phone?
Can I develop a hybrid app that was used in conjunction with the native API and HTML5 in Ubuntu phone?
I know that it is possible to develop either native app or HTML5 app.
However, I want to know ...
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why ubuntu touch terminal cannot execute app
my buntu phone is nexus 4. The following code is not being executed.
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
printf("Hello world!\n");
return 0;
}
Compile
$ ...
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Ubuntu SDK: How can I see error logs for my ubuntu touch app?
I've built an ubuntu touch app, it works well on desktop, but when I install it on the device and try to launch, it crashes. Where can I find error logs or any other output that the app can give me to ...
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Can I install and run native GUI Linux apps on Ubuntu Touch?
In Ubuntu Touch on a tablet, can I use apt-get to access Ubuntu repositories with native apps -- and will native Linux apps run in Ubuntu Touch?
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How can I install Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 while being able to recover from an Nandroid backup?
I use CyanogenMod and ClockWork Recovery on my Nexus 7. How can my existing full nandroid backup be used to restore my device after installing Ubuntu?
The instructions assume "recovery" would mean re-...
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Does the Nexus 7 version of Ubuntu support the same software as the desktop version?
I'm wondering whether the Nexus 7 version of Ubuntu ('Ubuntu on Android') supports the same software (i. e., VirtualBox, Google Chrome, LibreOffice Writer) as the desktop version. Is there any ...
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Is the Ubuntu phone filesystem mountable via a usb connection?
Is the Ubuntu phone filesystem mountable in Linux via a usb connection?
Is there reason to believe this feature is here to stay? For me rather than full desktop/phone convergence, I'd be happy with ...
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How can I setup printing in Ubuntu Touch?
I have a bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition phone, and want to set up printing to my HP wireless printer, connected to my local Wifi network.
With my computer running Linux (currently Debian) I am used to ...
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Can I use the Ubuntu Nexus 7 Desktop Installer on other tablets?
could I install Ubuntu on galaxy note using Nexus 7 Desktop Installer?
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How to update my already installed Ubuntu Touch image?
I noticed today that when I opened the update manager through the system settings in Ubuntu touch running on Nexus 7, it showed no updates. But the I ran the following two commands in the terminal:
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How to order the Ubuntu Phone? [duplicate]
Yes, of course, I want that Ubuntu Phone.
Where is the order now button?
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Nexus 4 with Ubuntu touch locked for 24140377 minutes!
My phone has locked itself, the lock screen says:
Device Locked
You have been locked out due to too many failed passcode attempts.
Please wait 24140376 minutes and then try again...
I believe the ...
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How to use a SQLite database from QML? [duplicate]
I have not been able to find a working example in QT creator or gallery to use SQLite offline storage API for an Ubuntu touch application.
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removing chroot done by ubuntu touch sdk
How do I remove all the chroot the Ubuntu touch SDK has made? I can't find anything in the app.
When I do a mount from a terminal, I get this :
click-ubuntu-sdk-15.04-i386 on /var/lib/schroot/mount/...
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Ubuntu Touch app with c++ core and QML interface. How to create?
How to create Ubuntu Touch application with c++ core? In examples I see only pure QML apps.
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What do the updates provide in the Nexus 7 Desktop Installer?
Is there any advantage in re-installing to Nexus 7, with an updated 'Ubuntu Nexus 7 Desktop Installer' which has itself been updated recently?
Presumably it has added support for 32GB model ..
Does ...
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Ubuntu Touch/Phone sim card contacts import
Im looking for a possibility to import the contacts saved on my sim-card into my bq ubuntu phone, I've no idea how to do it, can u help me pls?
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Can i install ubuntu touch in meizu mx4? [duplicate]
Can i install ubuntu on meizu mx4 android edition like ubuntu edition with iso recovery in this page " https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices "
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Rotate touch screen input to match display rotation on Wayland (Ubuntu 22.04)?
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on a Raspberry Pi 4. I'm using a touch screen display (display is HDMI, touch is USB) which has a native Portrait orientation. The touch works perfectly out of the box in the ...
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Installing Phablet-Tools
When I try to run in Terminal:
sudo apt-get install phablet-tools android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
It gives the response:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Does Ubuntu Touch have WebGL support?
I would like to create a WebGL game for Ubuntu Touch, building on the HTML5 app template. Is this a possible option?
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how do I run a mir application from a command line?
I want to run webapp-container from the local terminal on an Ubuntu Touch phone, or run it from an ssh session into the phone. I am looking for something like the DISPLAY environment variable to set ...
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Will it be possible to create apps/games in Java SE or Java ME on new Ubuntu phones?
Will it be possible to create apps/games in Java SE or Java ME on new Ubuntu phones?
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Ubuntu Phone lack of cursor for OTG/USB mouse
My Ubuntu phone just arrived today. It is 'Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition'.
As any Linux enthusiast would I updated phone to 15.04, installed 'Terminal' and wanted to play about with it.
Connected my ...
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How to install google chrome for ubuntu- touch?
How to install google chrome for ubuntu- touch? Could you help?
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Ubuntu touch – /etc/fstab resets after every restart
I have just received the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu edition and have already started hacking it. Managed to use davfs2 to mount remote drives ok, but anything I add to /etc/fstab is automatically removed every ...
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Nexus 7 3G [2012] problem with ubuntu touch
I am having problems after installing ubuntu touch on my Nexus 7 3G
I tried using the command to install ubuntu touch
sudo pablet-flash cdimage-touch -d grouper -b
But after installing, it doesn’t ...
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Latest two images will not install on Nexus7 (32GB + 3G), but older were Ok [closed]
The latest two (newest) daily images will not install on my Nexus 7, 32GB + 3G. The older versions work fine. Background looks like coloured snow. (I can not post the screenshot.)
There is no on-...