Does ubuntu run on any other devices besides personal computers?
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ehm, what are you thinking of?– AlvarNov 12, 2014 at 14:59
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1Ofcourse... I have it running on servers, laptops, notebooks, a tablet and a phone. This does not seem like a problem with Ubuntu to me.– RinzwindNov 12, 2014 at 15:06
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It is also able to run on a Television but hasn't been officially released to the public and isn't currently in commercial use also.– Michael LindmanNov 12, 2014 at 15:10
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It also runs on phones, tablets and chromebooks (ARM processors). See the top orange bar ubuntu.com– Grzegorz ŻurNov 12, 2014 at 15:26
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What do you mean by “personal computers”? There's a narrow meaning that denotes all IBM-compatible computers, nowadays called x86 architecture and the derived AMD64 architecture, and a broad meaning denoting all computers designed for personal usage and general purpose computing tasks.– David FoersterNov 12, 2014 at 16:23
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Ubuntu for tablets and smartphones is in development.You can already try to use them if you feel adventurous.There is also Ubuntu for netbooks.
However Ubuntu is a version of GNU/Linux.And there are versions of Linux that run on devices ranging from microwaves up to supercomputers.There are cars with Linux.Android is also a version of Linux.
With enough knowledge and tweaking you could run Ubuntu on anything with sufficient processing power.
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Ofcourse...And let's not forget specialised Ubuntu versions like edubuntu etc... Nov 12, 2014 at 19:54
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Does it exist? Does it have at least a 32-bit processor? If so, it can run Ubuntu. Nov 12, 2014 at 20:48
I run Ubuntu on my BeagleBone Black.
I hear that other people run Ubuntu on Gumstix.