Canonical tries to transfer Ubuntu Linux to tablet PCs

Apparently, the Nexus 7 is Google's flagship Android tablet. This device has an interesting feature - its bootloader is not locked, so the platform, based on a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 with a core frequency of 1.2 GHz and 1 GB of RAM, can be used to install other operating systems. And if so, it is not surprising that Canonical is seeking to create Ubuntu Linux for tablet PCs, working with Nexus 7.

So, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth recently invited developers to bring the Nexus 7 tablets at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Copenhagen (October 29 of this year). Ubuntu developer Victor Palau presented a short video demonstrating how Ubuntu works on a 7-inch tablet.
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Actually, the video does not show anything unexpected, because not for the first time someone demonstrates Linux on a tablet PC. For example, for the HP TouchPad there are Arch, Debian, and Ubuntu Linux builds sharpened for this device. There is even an application that allows you to put Ubuntu on an Android device.

The same Ubuntu also tried to put on the Nexus 7.

But this is the first time that a large company creating a popular Linux distribution kit tries to create a port of its distribution kit for a tablet PC. At the same time, Canonical is unlikely to stop at Nexus 7. It’s just that the company uses an inexpensive hardware platform to adapt its distribution to tablets.

Perhaps one day, a “tablet” Ubuntu will appear as an alternative to iOS, Android, or Windows RT.

Via liliputing