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Gnome, KDE, LXDE, IceWM All Working On Android

Posted by timothy on from the options-are-good dept.

dooberrymctavish writes "Ghostwalker over at AndroidFanatic has gone and done it again; now he's released clear and concise instructions on how to get X11 server running on your Android device. Not only that, but he has successfully gotten LXDE, and IceWM running at a pace. There is even a photo with the instructions showing the LXDE desktop running right there on the device itself. Apparently, you can also VNC straight onto the phone's new desktop from your PC."

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  1. Er, no thanks. by Speare · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Even the 800x480 of a Nokia N810 is a bit cramped for normal desktop style window managers. I hate to contemplate what it would be like to use anything like them on the 320x480 screen that is the G1. And I really don't think it's worth building up an Android netbook distro just to rip it back down to use desktop window managers-- if you want that, then run Linux on it already and forget about the Android application stack.

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    1. Re:Er, no thanks. by outZider · · Score: 4, Insightful

      .. because he's saying that most window managers can't fit well in the resolution. It doesn't matter how well Android handles sizing if the window manager that you're trying itself is terrible at it.

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  2. Great Combination. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Speed and resolution of a Portable Device, combined with the large size of a Desktop PC.
    Yea you get geek cred points but for the most part it is kinda useless, for most real uses.

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  3. Re:Rolling our own mobile desktop by sketerpot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Android is already a free software platform where users can write software without being locked out. Isn't that what you're looking for? Sure, it came from Google and is promoted by a consortium of telecom giants, rather than springing straight from the People, but as long as a cat catches mice, does it really matter what color it is?

  4. Re:What's not to like? by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You have no fucking clue what you are talking about.

    Just thought I'd let you know.

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  5. Re:Driver issue by slamb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And where do I get this "rock-solid proprietary software"? I've been in the business 20 years, not seen any yet.

    I've never seen any "rock-solid software" of any kind, but at least the Open Source stuff I can fix by myself when needed.

  6. Re:For that matter so is the iPhone by Nursie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Just as open in the end."

    What total bullsh*t.

    Android is open from the kernel upwards, you can develop what you like for it without needing a developer account or a jailbreak. This is massively different from the iPhone, on which you can only make software if you have an account and the stack itself is totally closed.

    This is why android can now be run on multiple devices, some ported by the community.