Questions about Ubuntu Touch, the mobile version for phones and tablets.
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Building Full Perl Support in Ubuntu SDK
I am running Ubuntu v14.04, and after some effort, I have successfully installed the Ubuntu SDK.
I need to use Perl + QML/Qt to develop a (potentially large) number of fully-functional apps through ...
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How to add user to Ubuntu Phone?
Normally I would just do:
sudo adduser anewuser
and then provide the initial password.
However in Ubuntu Phone I get:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
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Fonts in Ubuntu Touch
I would like to know if there is a way to install new fonts in Ubuntu Touch without making the image writable.
I want to use this emoji-set, because I don't like the original emojis. On my desktop ...
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Lock the rotation of the Scopes and Welcome screen in portrait mode on tablet
Last update Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 7 to 16.04 (r3) lock the rotation of the Scopes and Welcome screen in landscape mode.
This is extremely inconvenient for me. Is it possible to unlock rotation or ...
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Ubuntu touch: collecting data in the background?
I'm trying to implement a simple application for Ubuntu touch which records GPS track in a specific format. Getting the positioning data is straightforward by using QtPositioning, but according to my ...
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Download or install failed
After updating my Nexus 4 to Ubuntu 15.04 (r2) two days ago I get an error when trying to install apps from the store
Download Error - Download or install failed. Please try again
How should I ...
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Issues with CuteSpotify in Ubuntu Phone
I have recently bought an Ubuntu Phone (I am one of the few lucky ones with a BQ 4.5 Ubuntu editon) and I am finding some issues when using Spotify's unoficial client, Cutespotify.
First of all, ...
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Google voice and video chat plug-in for Ubuntu Touch
I'd like to send and receive phone calls using my google number over Wifi. To do this in a browser on my ubuntu desktop I have to install the Google voice and video chat plug-in but this dose not seem ...
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What apparmor policy do I need in my click package for offline html5 application?
Hello all you knowledgeable people.
I have created an ubuntu HTML5 application.
A simple, offline application.
You can browse it on github:
https://github.com/BigET/ResistorCalculator
In order for ...
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How to completely uninstall a click package?
I'm trying to uninstall the BBC news scope (among others) on my Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch, but failing to do so completely. The package name for the BBC scope is com.canonical.scopes.bbc, so I've ...
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How can i build an ubuntu touch app only in c++ (without qml) and with cmake
is there a way to configure a cmake file for building a click-package without qml.
i like to start programming in the main function with QApplication and only my own window class.
my goal is to write ...
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How do I install .deb files on bq Aquaris?
I have recently purchased a bq Aquaris m10 FHD, and I am looking to install the desktop version of dropbox, as well as the latest scrivener beta. The whole point of this tablet, was to have a tablet ...
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ubuntu phone aquaris e4.5 dual boot
I bought the ubuntu phone aquaris e4.5 (ubuntu edition).
Is there a way to dual-boot that device with android ?
Any tips are more than welcome.
Best regards,
Oleg
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QML app icon not effective when called from app.setWindowIcon()
I've a Qt5/QML hybrid app built with Ubuntu Touch SDK. I'm trying to set the app icon for it, but without success. Code looks like this:
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication app(argc, ...
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How to support converged device layout changes?
I'm interested in developing some applications for Ubuntu, using the SDK, for converged devices, including phones, tablets, and PCs. How can I detect which device the application is running on, and ...
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Does Ubuntu support NFC hardware on Nexus 7?
I was wondering if the NFC hardware on Nexus 7 is supported by Ubuntu.
As I understand, the Nexus 7 contains the PN544 chip set. I installed the PC/SC service (pcscd) which works with external USB ...
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What is the GNOME equivalent to Side Stage?
One feature of Unity 8 / Ubuntu Touch that I was looking forward to seeing on the desktop was Side Stage, which allowed you to put "a phone-sized application on one side [of the screen] and a tablet-...
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How to install ubuntu desktop version on nexus 7 2013(flo)?
I've already installed ubuntu touch 15.04 on my ASUS nexus7 2013. But the os works really slowly and lacks daily softwares.
So I am trying to install desktop version on it.However the ubuntu-nexus7-...
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Compile linux kernel module for Ubuntu Phone
I would like to test a little selfmade kernel module on my Ubuntu Phone.
Can anyone tell me, where i can get the kernel headers to compile?
Or is there something special to know for kernel modules on ...
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How can I access Skype for Web on Ubuntu phone?
WebRTC should be working fine on Ubuntu phone, so I want to access Skype for Web on it. When I attempt to access https://web.skype.com using the default browser, I am presented with the Skype message:
...
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View gif animations on bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition
On my bq Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition I can see animated gif's with Navigator (the default one). But on bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition when I press on an animated gif, Navigator asks for an app to ...
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Where can I find documentation for Ubuntu Touch commands like webapp-container?
Where can I find in ubuntu-touch something like man pages for commands such as webapp-container? I cannot find man or info pages onboard.Thanks.
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ man dpkg
bash: man: command ...
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Problem with meizu pro 5
I upgraded my Meizu pro 5 to Ubuntu Touch 16.04, but now I cannot roll back to the stable version 15.04. Even with the developer mode enabled the phone isn't recognized by my computer.
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Ubuntu Component Showcase not working in 16.04
I'm working through this tutorial, but I'm unable to find the Component Showcase QML file using the provided path (/usr/lib/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/examples/ubuntu-ui-toolkit-gallery/ubuntu-ui-toolkit-...
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Where I can find the documentation for Ubuntu Touch libraries?
As far as I know Ubuntu Touch has some libraries like Hybris, platform-api and qtubuntu.
Where I can find clear documentation for those?
For example, I am interested in finding out what functions ...
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Default font size in default web browser of Ubuntu-Touch
How to increase default (QWebSettings::MinimumFontSize??) font size for
web pages in WWW browser built in Ubuntu Touch? (for end-user)
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Setting up PIA VPN on Ubuntu Touch
I'm trying to set up PIA VPN on Ubuntu Touch nexus 4 phone. I have checked the inputed data and it is correct no typos. The PIA staff pointed me to:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/...
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Simple Javascript Scope HowTo and Examples
I am trying to develop a simple Scope for Ubuntu Phone (BQ 4.5 particularly). The scope's task should be just to display (and refresh) one web page directly in the scope, i.e. not to open a separate "...
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SMS delivery reports
The Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu edition has no option for SMS delivery reports within the SMS settings.
How I can configure this option?
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Ubuntu Touch - Locking Telegram
I have set up Telegram on my M10 tablet and it works a treat. The whole family use the tablet and I want to lock the Telegram account so only I can use it. Just like you can do when you use the ...
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On Ubuntu Tablet— Tab-Complete with Virtual Keyboard in any app?
A similar question is asked at On Aquarius M10 Ubuntu Tablet— Tab-Complete with Virtual Keyboard? , but it is referring exclusively to Terminal app.
I'm asking for any app, or at least for some ...
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Ubuntu Touch - Dekko Email Menu Viability
Is there a setting that I can change to select which headings I wish to see when my Dekko email is running? Currently when I have any inbox open I can see "All - Unread - Starred - Tagged - Deleted". ...
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Where is mir/raii.h?
I'm trying to compile a program on a Vivid (15.04) Ubuntu Touch device; and the only problem I have is:
fatal error: mir/raii.h: No such file or directory
The code does:
#include "mir/raii.h"
... ...
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Restoring previous version of application on Ubuntu Phone
I deployed a modified version of MusicApp on my Ubuntu Phone, however the application (when not connected to computer & Ubuntu SDK) does not run, it either crashes or starts and shuts down, don't ...
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How do you move contact(s) between addressbooks in Ubuntu Touch?
I have created new contact in Personal addressbook. How do I move it to different addressbook? I would expect this option in contact edit, but it's not there :-)
(Reason: personal addressbook is not ...
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What is `/system/bin/sh-`?
Why is the path of the shell displayed in the terminal emulator /system/bin/sh- and not /system/bin/sh?
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BQ E5 HD Telegram half working
I installed Telegram on my BQ E5 HD.
I can start it and connect to my account.
But everything I'm trying after that brings a white page with the waiting / loading pic and then nothing more, even 10 ...
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How do you tether using ubuntu phone, under windows?
I know how to do this in Ubuntu, using adb, but right now, I have stupid windows 10.
How can I tether using my ubuntu phone (nexus 4) in windows 10?
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Ubuntu Phone — Problem with on-screen keyboard and a passphrase
I have a BQ Aquaris E5 Ubuntu Edition and I have the following problem.
I have set up a passphrase to lock my phone -- it consists of a few
Latin-1 letters. Then accidentally I have changed in the ...
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How to perform a Dial Call using Ubuntu API
I'd like to know how to perform a Dial Call using Ubuntu API.
I couldn't find anything in the API doc: https://developer.ubuntu.com/api/apps/qml/sdk-15.04.1/
thx,
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Problems with notifications aquaris E5 Ubuntu Edition
I have this problem. Do not get notifications from Facebook, twitter, gmail and Dekko or the application. Also in the application telegram slow to receive notifications and if I'm inside the app and ...
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How can I allow macchanger to run on ubuntu touch/apparmor?
I'm trying to run macchanger from the terminal application of an ubuntu touch device to avoid unscrupulous 3rd parties(i.e. wifi providers) from tracing my mac address. However it fails miserably with ...
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Meizu MX4 gps possibly not working
I just received my mx4. I played around with the phone yesterday and tested various stuff including the maps paps.
They either told me, that detecting my location was impossible or the accuracy was ...
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Does Ubuntu Touch allow custom keyboards?
Does Ubuntu Touch allow the possibility of a custom keyboard (as is possible on Android)? By this I mean a proprietary "keyboard app" that you can install from a 3rd party developer.
There at least ...
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How to get GPS location in Ubuntu Touch installed on Nexus 7
I want to write a python program that reads current location of the device.
To make it I'm looking for an API to access current GPS location in Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 7.
This seems like a basic ...
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Stop sleep in Ubuntu Touch webapp
How can I configure my webapp so the screen won't go to sleep when the app is open? This would be useful for the youtube webapp
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No cellular data after update
I updated my BQ Aquaris saturday, and since then I have no cellular data anymore. WIFI works fine.
I checked my APN settings, and they seem empty, I tried to change to custom settings and manually ...
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Ubuntuphone Aquaris E 4.5 How to prevent webapps from stopping when losing focus?
I noticed that WebApps on my Aquaris E 4.5 Ubuntu Editon are somehow frozen when they lose the focus or when the phone goes on stand-by. This is annoying when e.g. an Internet Radio WebApp is pushed ...
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How to force use of “overflow menu” for actions on header bar?
I am using header actions in my Ubuntu SDK app, but I would like to avoid clutter on the header bar.
I have noticed that the Android-style "overflow menu" autocreates itself after a certain number of ...
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Cannot launch app in Ubuntu Device
I have just installed the Ubuntu SDK on an Ubuntu 14.10 system (a virtual 32-bit install). I have also installed Ubuntu Touch on a 2013 Nexus 7. The device is seen by the host and the device is ...
