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Ubuntu Linux Eyes Gadget Apps

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the squeezing-to-fit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Three developers have launched a project to turn Ubuntu into an embedded Linux distribution, according to a story on LinuxDevices.com. The resulting "EmbeddedUbuntu" OS aims to simplify the creation of embedded software for gadgets such as mobile phones, PDAs, and web tablets, and provide their owners with easier access to sophisticated open source desktop applications, such as multimedia streaming software. What do you think: will they call the mobile version Mobuntu?"

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  1. Official by andrewbillits · · Score: 4, Informative

    It appears to be an official Ubuntu project:

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EmbeddedUbuntu

  2. Re:Ubuntu? Why? by EzInKy · · Score: 2, Informative


    I whole heartedly agree. Nothing was more irritating to me than to install Kubuntu ( the 'Breezy Badger' distro ) than to find out that I couldn't graphically interface as root, even though it would prompt me with the *psudeo*-root password.


    Why didn't you just run "sudo passwd root" and edit your kdmrc to enable root logins if you felt the need for a graphical login?

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