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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What hardware does Ubuntu Touch support?
With the announcement of the Ubuntu Phone OS I'd like to know what phone (and tablet) models are supported at this time.
Note from foss & Oli: We are making this the master question for all ...
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How do I go about porting Ubuntu Touch to different devices?
I would like to port Ubuntu Touch to a device that is currently not supported. What are the requirements for doing this and where do I begin?
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What is Ubuntu Touch (Ubuntu for Phones)
Following up on Canonical's announcement, what is Ubuntu for phones, where can I download a copy of the OS to run on my phone? And how do I know if it's compatible with my phone?
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How do I use ubuntu-device-flash with the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and Aquaris E5
The tool 'ubuntu-device-flash' can be used to update the software on an ubuntu phone manually. It can be used to change the device to a different 'channel' of updates and also perform a reset of the ...
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Recommended way to install regular(cli) .deb packages on Ubuntu Phone?
tl;dr: I'm looking for a "canonical" or "recommended" way to install (cli) .deb packages on Ubuntu touch
I've been using Ubuntu on my Desktop and Server for a year and I'm very satisfied. Now I ...
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How to install Ubuntu on Meizu Pro 5 that was originally with Android?
I have bought Meizu Pro 5, the Flyme OS version.
I want to install Ubuntu Phone on it.
How can I do it and where can I get the needed firmware and tools?
Thank you very much!
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Is there an Ubuntu Touch emulator or a way to install it in a VM?
Is there any way to install Ubuntu Touch inside a virtual machine on a regular Ubuntu computer instead of on a phone or tablet? Or is there an emulator, like the one the Android SDK comes with?
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Where can I get a device with 'Ubuntu for phones' pre-installed?
Canonical has recently announced Ubuntu for phones, which is Ubuntu with a specific interface for mobile devices.
Where can I get phones with this version of Ubuntu pre-installed? If no devices are ...
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Can Ubuntu run on a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT?
My family might be buying a Windows Surface tablet with Windows RT (Nvidia)? I was wondering if I can run Ubuntu or WUBI on it for my homework?
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How can I get started with developing apps for Ubuntu Touch? [closed]
I am interested in trying the new Ubuntu for phones OS development. (I am not an Ubuntu developer, I am new to Ubuntu. Impressed by the Ubuntu Touch preview, I got interested in learning how to ...
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How can I access my Ubuntu phone over ssh?
Whenever I try to run apt-get install openssh-server I get the following errors:
root@ubuntu-phablet:/home/hablet# apt-get install openssh-server
W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/...
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How do I sync contacts on Ubuntu Touch?
How do I sync (upload to/download from) my contacts, with my Ubuntu Touch OS?
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How do I start developing applications for Ubuntu on mobile devices?
I've come away a little confused on how to develop mobile apps for Ubuntu.
First of all, do developers need the Ubuntu operating system to develop for Ubuntu?
Is it possible to develop Ubuntu apps ...
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Run system commands from QML App
I want to run a system command from inside my application. It's suppose to run a command on a remote server using SSH. But that's not really the point. The point is that I don't know how to run any ...
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Will Ubuntu Touch work on my tablet or phone? [duplicate]
I have a Kindle Fire HD and want to know if the tablet version works or not. Can it be used to take the place of the Candle operating system?
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When is the expected stable release date of Ubuntu Phone and Ubuntu Tablet?
Is there an expected stable release date of Ubuntu Phone and Ubuntu Tablet?
If so, what are their dates?
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WhatsApp for Ubuntu Phone?
Does someone know if there already is a WhatsApp Version for Ubuntu Phone?
I decided to install Ubuntu on my Android, but I don't want to use my phone without WhatsApp.
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SSH Ubuntu Touch
I want to SSH my new Ubuntu phone and tried this instruction but it doesn't work. I get "error: device not found" from every single command.
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How to install i386 packages on Ubuntu on ARM-based Nexus 7?
I have installed Ubuntu on a Nexus 7 (with an ARM processor). I want to install a DEB package made for i386 architecture.
Is that possible ? How should I proceed ?
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'sudo apt-get install' is showing "Not using locking for read only file /var/lib/dpkg/lock" warning on Ubuntu Touch
I just installed Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 7.
Unfortunately I can't install anything from the terminal app:
If I enter:
sudo apt-get install yasm -y git make g++ build-essential libminiupnpc-dev
I get:...
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How do I un-install / remove a click package
I have installed some click packages on my Ubuntu Touch device. How do I remove them?
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Ubuntu Touch using apt-get
I'm sorry if this has already been asked, I did do some searching and didn't find it.
However a number of questions, I have just installed the latest Ubuntu touch, on a nexus 5, and was going to have ...
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Ubuntu Nexus 7 as USB device does not work
I connected USB cable from Nexus 7 running Ubuntu to my Ubuntu laptop but there is no new USB device found when I run lsusb. Is this function supported?
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Embedding C++ Objects into QML with Context Properties
According to Qt5 documentation: exposing methods including qt slots all public slots of C++ classes that inherit from QObject, are accessible from QML
Here what I did:
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class MyClass : public ...
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How do I simply run an ubuntu touch app from the terminal?
I've got a qml file and I just want to ssh to the phone and do
qmlscene myfile.qml
Is it possible without doing all that stuff with SDK and packages? Just vim and some simple commands that can fit ...
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Unable to install "quickly" on Ubuntu GNOME 15.10
When running:
sudo apt-get install quickly
To install quickly I get this output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate ...
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Is it possible to install Ubuntu on the Asus transformer?
I am planning to buy a netvertible (tablet netbook hybrid) and install Ubuntu 11.04 on it, probably as a dual boot with the shipped OS.
The Asus transformer which was just released looks really nice. ...
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How do I view or install Ubuntu Touch apps?
Lots of people have started developing Ubuntu Touch apps for the Ubuntu App Showdown and just in general, and have published them in the Click App Store.
What is the Click App Store, and how do I ...
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Installing Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 7 (2012) now that it is no longer supported
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 (2012) Tablet, however, it appears that this tablet is no longer included in the official dev releases. I'm about half way through following the Porting to a ...
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How do I backup my Ubuntu Phone?
How do I backup my Ubuntu Phone so I can restore it to the same state after a factory reset? To specify, I'm looking for the following:
Backup configuration
Backup apps
Backup app configuration
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Can't install qt-components-ubuntu because I'm using full release of QT 5.0.0
It appears that since I didn't install the beta1 version of QT5 from the ppa, I'm unable to use the Ubuntu components package. I have the released version QT5 already and not interested in installing ...
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How to change the Ubuntu installation to read-write mode on a mobile device
The default Ubuntu image for phones is read-only (RO), and updates are applied over-the-air (OTA) rather than upgrading individual packages. RO here essentially means you cannot write to the file ...
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Ubuntu Touch: Add contact list and calendars
I successfully set up the synchronization of my Owncloud server's default calendar and default contact list based on this askubuntu thread. I have more than one calendar and contact list on my ...
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How to autostart a shell script on Ubuntu-touch?
I want to start a shell script on my bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu-Edition whenever I switch on the phone to syncronize my calendar and contacts via syncevolution with my owncloud server.
How can I ...
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Ubuntu touch - remote access to device
in our company we developed an android app installed on nexus 7 tablets and on tablet we release to several customers. This app stays in foreground active 24/7 but we have problems in monitoring the ...
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How to return to stock Android after installing Ubuntu Touch
Whenever I try and uncompress the tar file, I get this:
tar (child): nakasi-jro03d-factory-e102ba72.tg: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: ...
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Why is Canonical choosing QT over GTK for Unity's next generation?
So much has been written that I'm kind of confused, but if I'm not mistaken Canonical is building the next generation of Unity for mobile devices with Qt, and in the near future the desktop will also ...
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Consequences of using apt-get in ubuntu touch
I have just received my BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition.
I have been playing around with it and find that it is just what I expected it to be.
One of the great things about it is a full ubuntu stack, ...
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How do I sync Google contacts?
I have flashed a phone with Ubuntu for Phones and would like to get my contacts from Google onto the device. How do I do that?
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Ubuntu Touch: no onscreen keyboard in Firefox?
How can I open an on-screen keyboard in Firefox on Ubuntu Touch (bq M10, OTA10.1)? I've tried in both tablet and desktop mode, and no keyboard pops up. I tried some other things, such as dragging from ...
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How to sync contacts and the calendar on Ubuntu Touch with OwnCloud
How do I synchronize contacts and calendars from OwnCloud with the Ubuntu phone?
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Nexus 7 dual-boot with android?
Is it possible to install Ubuntu in parallel to Android on the Nexus 7 (dual-boot), or not?
If not, how hard would it be to add the feature? It should be just a matter of adding another partition and ...
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Is there an Ubuntu tablet edition?
Is there a tablet version of Ubuntu? Will it run on the iPad or motion LE1600?
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How to reset BQ Ubuntu phone when GUI is inaccessible?
I'm starting to mess around with the bq phone. Installing packages with apt and stuff like that. Is there a way to reset the phone when I mess things completely?
I'm looking for a way to do it when I ...
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Can I replace the Android OS with Ubuntu on the Zeki 7.0" Android Tablet?
I just ordered this tablet from Target, but I would much rather have Ubuntu on it than Android. Is there any way I can remove Android and install Ubuntu with the necessary drivers? It seems like it ...
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How do I factory reset a BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, from the handset
I've been experimenting with the software on my handset, and I've got to a state where I need to recover with a factory reset.
This question covers how do do that with ubuntu-device-flash. How do I ...
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Ubuntu Touch install syntax error
I encountered an error while trying to install Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 4.
After the following command:
phablet-flash (cdimage-touch|cdimage-legacy|ubuntu-system|community) -b
I received an error ...
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Saving user settings in QML/JS
I'm working on a small game and i'd like to know how can i write/read a user settings file in ubuntu touch?
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Ubuntu Touch: Google Hangouts on bq M10
Google Hangouts doesn't work in the default browser on Ubuntu Touch OTA10.1. It just gives a message "It appears as if you're using an old or uncommon browser that doesn't support common standards".
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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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