Rockchip RK3066 compatible version of Ubuntu appeared

Owners of devices on the Rockchip RK3066 platform can be happy. Developer AndrewDB announced the pre-alpha 0.2 release of Ubuntu 12.10, compatible with the mini-PC UG802, MK802 III, and MK808. All these devices were described on Habré, and many regretted that they couldn’t put any Linux distribution on them instead of Android. Well, now you can.

UG802, MK802 III, MK808 - this is a mini-PC, and the so-called TV sticks, which are sold at a price less than 100 cu They are created primarily for connection to a TV or monitor, and as a result we get a large device based on Adnroid. Now you can also install Linux on these devices, resulting in an inexpensive PC capable of performing functions common to office desktops (plus multimedia playback).
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Of course, along with the distribution you can install a home media center, a web server or any other application. This release supports almost all hardware on the mentioned devices, including a mouse, keyboard, webcam (connected via USB). Unfortunately, there is no support for the WiFi module (built-in) yet, so if you need a wireless connection, you will have to buy an external USB-WiFi module.

The release is very “fresh,” as mentioned above, this is pre-alpha 0.2, and installing it on the RK3066 mini-PC is not so simple. First, you need to root the Android device, then, hooking it to a PC with Windows or Linux, you need to install a custom kernel, and only then download the Ubuntu image from the microSD card.

Actually, the majority of representatives of the Linux-community will not find this installation process so difficult, so it's time to try. In the version of pre-alpha 0.4, the developer promises to simplify the process of installing the distribution.

Full information on the project, plus the release itself are available here .

And here is the video: