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Aquavit

(488 posts) Sun Apr 20, 2014, 12:38 AM Apr 2014

Ubuntu on an Android phone

Has anyone ever installed Ubuntu on an Android phone? I have an older Kyocera Event that is running Android 4.2 (I believe) right now, and I'm kind of getting an itch to replace it with Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu on an Android phone (Original Post) Aquavit Apr 2014 OP

That can mean two things Recursion Apr 2014 #1

Have you tried it yet? n/t jtuck004 Apr 2014 #2

Not yet Aquavit Apr 2014 #3

$20 at Radio Shack for one of those, worth getting to just try, and then jtuck004 Apr 2014 #4

Locked bootloader... Aquavit Jun 2014 #5

I have a left over phone Aerows Oct 2014 #6

i can run it on my devices your bunny wrote Dec 2014 #7

I actually managed Slackware on my ASUS Recursion Jan 2015 #8

Recursion

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1. That can mean two things

Reply to Aquavit (Original post)

Sun Apr 20, 2014, 12:41 AM

Apr 2014

You can put Ubuntu directly on many ARM devices, or install the Ubuntu shell on top of Android. The second is really easy; the first can be very difficult.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

2. Have you tried it yet? n/t

Reply to Aquavit (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 05:44 PM

Apr 2014

Aquavit

(488 posts)

3. Not yet

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 08:02 PM

Apr 2014

I will probably give it a go later this week though!

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. $20 at Radio Shack for one of those, worth getting to just try, and then

Reply to Aquavit (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 08:53 PM

Apr 2014

use it in wireless mode, little mp3 player. And I read where I could load the latest Android to it, but I think I will try Ubuntu.

At least that's the plan.

Now I have to go figure out how to load it

Aquavit

(488 posts)

5. Locked bootloader...

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 11:17 PM

Jun 2014

I can't seem to get my way around the locked bootloader on this phone (mine is set up with Virgin Mobile service). If I can ever figure out how to unlock the bootloader, putting Ubuntu on looks fairly straightforward...