Two days ago I changed my distro from xubuntu (an Xfce based distro) to Ubuntu 12 Lt version. It has been a while since I have used pure Ubuntu and I have to say I have missed it.
Ubuntu is a south African distribution of the free operating system, the name Ubuntu actually means 'together' because of the open source nature of the operating system.
That's just an interesting factoid, but yes, one might say that Ubuntu is my favourite distro, and I have to say, it certainly seems to be the opinion of most Linux users as it is the most popular Linux desktop available.
The interesting thing about Ubuntu as opposed to other distros is that it is aiming to expand past just sitting under your desk or on your lap, but also in our pocket.A kickstarter campaign was (or still is, I don't remember) up for a claim of a record breaking $30 million (again, I could be wrong, I remember that it was record breaking). The campaign was for a phone called the 'Ubuntu Edge' and you can see why, the phone has a very geometric design and looks beautiful inside and out, the specs are great with a 8-core processor and a huge amount internal memory and ram.
This phone will dual boot android and Ubuntu, I would imagine in the traditional sense of booting android with Ubuntu mobile, but also in a new sense, when the phone is in your hand, it will appear to be a completely normal, top of the range smart phone, however, when it is docked into a screen and a keyboard and mouse are connected, then it boots into a full desktop computer!
It will be able to have access to all your phones files on the android partition, including your music which you can play in rhythm box and your phone contacts.
you will also be able to do full video and audio calling from it via your contacts using mobile data or internet, quite like microsoft's Skype or Google's Hangouts.
I am looking very forward to seeing the final product when it is released and if other companies will follow this path, not only mobile companies, but Microsoft and Apple with their desktop operating systems.
Ubuntu is a south African distribution of the free operating system, the name Ubuntu actually means 'together' because of the open source nature of the operating system.
That's just an interesting factoid, but yes, one might say that Ubuntu is my favourite distro, and I have to say, it certainly seems to be the opinion of most Linux users as it is the most popular Linux desktop available.
The interesting thing about Ubuntu as opposed to other distros is that it is aiming to expand past just sitting under your desk or on your lap, but also in our pocket.A kickstarter campaign was (or still is, I don't remember) up for a claim of a record breaking $30 million (again, I could be wrong, I remember that it was record breaking). The campaign was for a phone called the 'Ubuntu Edge' and you can see why, the phone has a very geometric design and looks beautiful inside and out, the specs are great with a 8-core processor and a huge amount internal memory and ram.
This phone will dual boot android and Ubuntu, I would imagine in the traditional sense of booting android with Ubuntu mobile, but also in a new sense, when the phone is in your hand, it will appear to be a completely normal, top of the range smart phone, however, when it is docked into a screen and a keyboard and mouse are connected, then it boots into a full desktop computer!
It will be able to have access to all your phones files on the android partition, including your music which you can play in rhythm box and your phone contacts.
you will also be able to do full video and audio calling from it via your contacts using mobile data or internet, quite like microsoft's Skype or Google's Hangouts.
I am looking very forward to seeing the final product when it is released and if other companies will follow this path, not only mobile companies, but Microsoft and Apple with their desktop operating systems.
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