gebraset Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 Hey guys, quick questions from a wandering mind. I have tried to look stuff up about this all over the Internet, and the only thing I can find is running Ubuntu alongside of Android, kind of like in an emulator or a virtual machine environment. I am wondering, is it possible to completely wipe out the OS and install Ubuntu onto the tablet, pretty much making it a touch screen laptop? (Without the keyboard of course and trackpad) I'm guessing you would have to use USB to get the setup file onto the Android tablet, and I'm not sure how you would end up executing it, but I am just wondering, has anyone done this? Also, I saw that Ubuntu is supposed to make a tablet version in 2014 or something, but that is far to long away. I am looking into either getting a laptop or a tablet come Christmas time. If the Microsoft Surface, and other tablets sporting Windows 8, are too expensive, then I plan on grabbing up an Android tablet and putting Ubuntu on it. If of course, it is possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 the issue would be storage space.... current tablets are only 4gb or 8gb or 16gb of storage so putting Ubuntu on it you'd run out of space... you can get cheap tablets for around 100.00 that are decent to toy with.... I got a Zenithink ZT-282 C71 from tablet express for 95.00 and its pretty sweet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeseMan42 Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 the issue would be storage space.... current tablets are only 4gb or 8gb or 16gb of storage so putting Ubuntu on it you'd run out of space... you can get cheap tablets for around 100.00 that are decent to toy with.... I got a Zenithink ZT-282 C71 from tablet express for 95.00 and its pretty sweet Ubuntu can be installed in a very minimal amount of space depending on how many features you need. I have a few virtual machines running Ubuntu that take less than 2GB of space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowKing Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 Does Ubuntu even have a version that supports the ARM architecture? Otherwise you'd need a tablet that has an x86 processor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebraset Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 As far as space is concerned, I am not too worried about that. 16GB would be plenty, plus an SD card could also play a role I would be guessing. Concerning the cheap tablet idea with Android, I would, but I would need some type of office suite to work. My wife and I both go to school, but having a pretty good office suite is crucial, and libre office on Ubuntu can provide a replacement to our current Microsoft Office. Also with Ubuntu is the ability to run Windows programs and games under WINE, something I am pretty sure if not available on Android. Though correct me if I am wrong. With the ARM architecture, I do not believe there is a version of Ubuntu that supports it. So that may bring in an issue as well, until Intel starts putting in x86 chips in tablet, or Ubuntu makes their tablet version, whichever comes first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 With the ARM architecture, I do not believe there is a version of Ubuntu that supports it. So that may bring in an issue as well, until Intel starts putting in x86 chips in tablet, or Ubuntu makes their tablet version, whichever comes first. I thought that it had recentlyish got support for arm architecture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebraset Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 I'm not sure to be honest. But even if they did, I still have no idea if this type of thing would work correctly, or if it would be worth the money, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 My tablet has a Android Office suite on it.... havent played with it yet though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 Theres a distro of Linux that can't run on ARM? I figured you could run Linux on just about anything, and I'm really surprised theres no Ubuntu build on ARM even more. Perhaps theres an offshoot that is ARM compiled? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 Theres a distro of Linux that can't run on ARM? I figured you could run Linux on just about anything, and I'm really surprised theres no Ubuntu build on ARM even more. Hold that thought http://www.ubuntu.com/download/arm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 Hold that thought http://www.ubuntu.com/download/arm NOICE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebraset Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 Hmmmmmm, interesting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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