The tablet created in combination by Google and Asus. Codenamed Grouper / Nakasi, it is one of the more powerful and cheaper tablets on the market. The tablet is very often used as a baseline. Ubuntu Touch is able to run on it.
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How do I get Ubuntu working on a Nexus 7 (2013)?
Can anyone tell me whether the information at "https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation" still holds for the 2nd generation Nexus 7? I'm thinking that there may be new compatibility issues, since ...
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How do I connect a Nexus 7 to transfer files? [duplicate]
I want to move some files from my PC to Nexus 7. The tablet is connected to my PC's USB port and it is successfully charging. Unfortunately, the PC is not detecting the devices - what I expected is to ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Install with sudo app-get install doesn't work, “Not using locking for read only file /var/lib/dpkg/lock”
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 ...
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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 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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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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apt-get update does not work [duplicate]
I have just installed Ubuntu for the second time (separate downloads) onto my nexus 7. Both the times I could not use apt-get upgrade and thus could not install any applications.
Upon the second ...
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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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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-...
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What Interface Toolkit is being recommended for Ubuntu on Nexus7/Mobile Devices?
I understand this is a may be a very premature question given that the current build is for testing Ubuntu Core, but I have just bought a Nexus7 to join in with this Ubuntu on mobile adventure and can'...
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Transfer Data from Ubuntu Desktop (PC) to Ubuntu Nexus 7 (tablet) without OTG-cable or Wifi
Are there any ways to transfer data without wifi or cloud based services from my Ubuntu Desktop PC to my Nexus 7 (tablet) which is running Ubuntu and NOT Android.
Or is there any other solution to ...
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ubuntu-device-flash fails on Nexus 7 2013 (Android 5.0.2) - can't copy image to /cache/recovery/
I have been attempting to install ubuntu-touch on a new Nexus 7 2013 (Android 5.0.2) from a laptop running ubuntu 14.04 LTS by following the instructions here:
https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/...
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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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Is it possible to use Ubuntu for Android on a Nexus 7 or is it just for the smaller mobile devices?
Just to clarify, I'm not talking about running Ubuntu instead of Android on the Nexus 7 but taking advantage of the Ubuntu on Android project using the Nexus 7. Is it possible?
Also, is it in the ...
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Nexus 7 installer gets stuck on 'Erasing Boot Partition"
I have the 32 Gig version. I get as far as 'Erasing boot partition', at about 15-20% then it just hangs.
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Ubuntu install doesn't run on 32Gb Nexus7 with 3g?
I tried installing Ubuntu on my recently purchased (for this purpose!) Nexus 7 32Gb, with the Cellular option. When I rebooted with Ubuntu, it didn't come up. I know, I need to post the errors I ...
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Unable to connect to secured wi-fi from Nexus 7 running Ubuntu Touch 13.04
I have put Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 7, using MultiROM. But I am unable to connect my Ubuntu Touch tablet to my home wi-fi (WPA2 Personal). After I type in the password and click OK, it shows the list ...
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Connect to hidden wireless in Ubuntu Touch [duplicate]
I'm trying out the developer preview for Touch, and unfortunately I don't have public WiFi I can connect to. Is there a way to add hidden networks? I can't find any kind of settings page or anything.
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