Installing Ubuntu Personal 16.04 on Aquaris M10 tablet [video] (opens in new tab)

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56 pointshelmchenlord9y ago13 comments

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jbmorgado9y ago· 7 in thread

Other than the "hacking" part (which is very cool and a good show of how far Linux went in terms of compatibility IMO) is there any interest in this?

I mean, in installing a base system that is just not optimised both in processing power and in interface in a tablet?

I've installed Ubuntu in my parents laptop (some Core 2 Duo with 3GB RAM) and it runs really slowly. I guess in the tablet it will be even a bit slower, so I can't see anyone actually using this other than a gimmick.

simosx9y ago

There is a big shift in Ubuntu towards a GNU/Linux distribution that uses snap installation packages instead of the traditional .deb packages. The video shows an early preview of that future distribution and I think it is the first such video.

These snaps are a big thing (see https://snapcraft.io/). Universal packages, with confinement, offering transactional updates.

For your case of this Core 2 Duo laptop, you can disable some of the fancy graphics effects in order to gain some extra speed. See how to do this at http://sourcedigit.com/21432-2-ways-enable-unity-low-graphic...

There is supposed to be such an option in the Ubuntu Settings but I did not find it yet. See https://ufuntu.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/enable-the-new-faste...

edit: I wonder why the downvotes...

reddotX9y ago

this is not Ubuntu with Unity7/X11 this is running Unity8/Mir and the UI was design for touch first Phones and Tablets and later on for Desktop. you can see here how it looks on the phone/tablet/desktop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK06gUMuK-Q

kybernetikos9y ago

So why is it so laggy in the video?

I actually would really like a linux system suitable for a tablet that you could connect a screen and keyboard to for proper work, but I'd like it to run a bit smoother than this.

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pekk9y ago

Without addressing the implied question of market validation and user research, there are lots of reasons why power users of such hardware would want something more powerful than an Android platform that is really only usable for installing things from an app store.

kingbirdy9y ago

I think the point is more "why not install a more optimized distro than Ubuntu". Something like Mint or Puppy would be less resource intensive but still be a Linux system.

keithpeter9y ago

Core Duo/3Gb RAM seems enough for Ubuntu. What kind of graphics does the laptop have?

leephillips9y ago

It is certainly enough. It should be fine with, say, xubuntu. Unity, etc. might be slow, however.

Cyphase9y ago· 1 in thread

Presumably "Ubuntu Personal" means Ubuntu Desktop. It's always interesting to see how certain things get translated.

EDIT: Wow, sorry, it's late. I even did a search to double check, but somehow missed the obvious results. As mentioned below, Ubuntu Personal is actually a thing.

helmchenlordOP9y ago

"Ubuntu Personal" is Ubuntu Core (the new Snap-based variant) plus some default packages (Unity 8 etc.)

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