Ubuntu Touch ported to Galaxy S III + Canonical instructions for other devices.

Ubuntu Touch Preview is a pre-release version of the operating system for tablets and smartphones from Canonical. The company introduced the builds that can be installed on smartphones Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4, plus on the tablets Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.


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The craftsmen, of course, have already figured out that this version of Ubuntu Touch can be installed on other devices .

For example, a group of independent developers ported this operating system to the Galaxy S III smartphone. All the necessary software and some instructions can be found here . In short, to install Ubuntu Touch Preview on Galaxy S III, you need this device with unlocked bootloader, plus ClockworkMod Recovery or TWRP.

To install the system on a smartphone, use the specified software to prepare the device, and then install Ubuntu 12.10 Touch Preview with the mandatory reboot of the device. In general, the archiving of personal data is a good idea in this case, since no one can guarantee a 100% successful installation (if everything is done correctly, everything will go smoothly, but even very experienced “techies” are mistaken).

The builds presented by Canonical this week are very raw. But, in any case, you can get a clear idea of ​​what Ubuntu Touch is, how convenient the interface is, and how to work with your phone or tablet on this OS. In addition, there are several applications, however, they are few.

It is logical that there are no applications from third-party developers. The guys from Canonical emphasize that the presented release is not intended for permanent work with the system, but only for familiarization.



By the way, in addition to the above-mentioned release of their OS, they most recently presented their own guide on porting Ubuntu 12.10 Touch Preview to various Android devices (including smartphones and tablets).

Installation is possible on devices with CyanogenMod 10.1, and in this case, Ubuntu Touch will support video playback, audio, work with graphics and communication modules. The release presented by the developers can be found here . CyanogenMod can work on many dozens of Android devices, and the Canonical developers made it so that with Ubuntu Touch the user works as if through a custom version of Android, which allows you to access Ubuntu via chroot, so that the owner of the device gets the Ubuntu interface instead of the Android UI.

It is likely that a novice and will not master the porting of Ubuntu on an Android device, but a more or less advanced user is quite capable of performing a number of actions necessary for this.

via xda-developers