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Ubuntu on the Nexus 7

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Mark Shuttleworth on why Ubuntu on the Nexus 7:

http://youtu.be/769U8n3srkg?t=4m44s – 6:22

*Impressions: *

How sharp and crisp Everything looks. Very vibrant.
The uniform icon size in the Unity launch bar is very nice.
Good battery life, despite the estimate being wrong.
Wifi and 3D worked no problem. 3D is being generous, but basics work.
Ubuntu Core Desktop on the Nexus 7: Getting Involved
Nexus7/UsingTheDevice – Ubuntu Wiki
Nexus7/KnownIssues – Ubuntu Wiki

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Zek The Penguin

Y’know, I’d be very interested to know whether that little tablet would handle simple Linux games like Battle for Wesnoth. How bout it?
ChrisLAS

Not too hot for that. Just because the touch is not fully fine tunned. I also tried a couple of card games. Much better, but still not perfect.

But then again, none of those apps were meant for a tablet.. So it’s just kinda fun to be able to do it in the first place!

-Chris
Corey Woodworth

There is an android version of wesnoth too if you want to play it natively
-rwx

Hello. This is my first post here. I really like LAS. I don’t know if someone posted this news but Jolla released their new OS based on Mer project (basically MeeGo OS). It will ship on some mobile devices that is going to be released in 2013. Sorry for bad English.
Forrest Guyton

just install netflix-desktop in the AUR on arch
Forrest Guyton

make sure you have the ia32 shared libraries on your machine if you are using a 64 bit OS