There has been a very long pause during which we didn’t have any installer updates and the most recent releases were to some extent broken, so we had to recommend older versions. At last, we have a brand new installer update. Big thanks to the UBports installer team for putting it together. Special thanks to Johanna (Neothethird) for their major input to installer development. The latest iteration is 0.9.3.

If you use the new version, be aware that there may still be some device specific bugs. Generic bugs are not expected but of course feedback from use is very important and we look forward to hearing reports of how it works for you. It includes a fix to the OpenCuts QA tracking upload facility, which will aid your feedback.

Three new devices have been added to the installer. The first of these is the Lenovo tablet M10 X605. This is an affordable device with moderate but sufficient power. 

The next is another tablet, the Jingpad A1. This is a Halium 10 based device. A special feature of this tablet is that a companion keyboard attaches magnetically and when it does, the display switches to desktop mode. It therefor functions very nicely as a convergent device! The bad news is that Jing seem to be having issues and it appears that the device is no longer available through the normal retail channel. If you can find one ‘remaindered’ it would be well worth buying. Otherwise it may not be possible to get one. Maybe another business will come up with something similar that works great with Linux. Alfred has created a VScode setup, to make this a true ‘programming on the go’ option. It is capable of Git pushes, installing Git in Libertine and launching a wrapper on the host side.

Florian has been helping out a bit with the work to port the Shift 6MQ. That too is now in the installer. It is Halium 10 based. Alex from Shift Phones did most of the work on it, so huge thanks to him. Of course without the input of Nikita on Halium 10 we would not have got to this point. At present it only has a devel channel. We need do do some more testing and development before we can present a Stable option. A known issue is audio on incoming calls, which fails 80% of the time. When it does work, it is crystal clear though. It has USB-C display out, so you can attach a DisplayPort compatible monitor.

There has been a very long pause during which we didn’t have any installer updates and the most recent releases were to some extent broken, so we had to recommend older versions. At last, we have a brand new installer update. Big thanks to the UBports installer team for putting it together. Special thanks to Johanna (Neothethird) for their major input to installer development. The latest iteration is 0.9.3.

If you use the new version, be aware that there may still be some device specific bugs. Generic bugs are not expected but of course feedback from use is very important and we look forward to hearing reports of how it works for you. It includes a fix to the OpenCuts QA tracking upload facility, which will aid your feedback.

Three new devices have been added to the installer. The first of these is the Lenovo tablet M10 X605. This is an affordable device with moderate but sufficient power.

Ubuntu Touch Q&A 117

Catch

Who's your Big Brother?  
Get the answer in this new track by MC Joe in here featuring community members Wayneoutthere and Mariogrip

LYRICS
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Google is your big brother, and it's so big
Watchin over you, watchin over you
Big big brother
Google is your big brother and I want to get away from that brother. 

I'm your big brother, I'm king of the hill
Mountain view, watching you 
Twin peaks for a thrill, chill

I'm on fire, walk with me, and take the blue pill
Retire outta wonderland and get your mind filled

Don't you wonder woman how I got my name built?
Like Xerox copied right, while you're left dyin' to print still

You at a loss o' words, like an invisible inkjet, 
I'm a household name, you ain't even  learn to think yet

Trust me, lust free, I'll give you the high bet
Come with me if you wanna live it up in the sky net 

It's useless to resist sis, i'm tellin you straight,
I just queried myself, and it says you're too late 


I'm a big number, but I'm still number one
lead guitar, search star
you're just the algorithm.

It's an inconvenient truth
I got the voice and the voters
all your text and you photos
even got your bare pig, man. 

Here's global warning
Don't look at what I'm storing
it's really kind of boring
So can back it up fam.  

I'm on the elevator of big data
It's no debate, i'll see ya later
on your new webcam

fast, empty your trash and your cache, 
homes, gimme your fat stash, so no one will see 
say goodbye to free will to roam
snow crash, strap maps to your dash, 
all roads lead to me

I'm a big name, people call out to me
You think you got the gift, just cuz you on TV

I got presence, life sentence, down youTube, like christmas eve
drop that iStack, clack clack, and fall from the tree

You're a jungle, you're a fruit, but I'm the only G.
No matter what you do you won't be better than me.

You just a beta to me; a retainer to me
indentured hater to me, in this digital gulag 
it's a bite outta me, 
can't take the fight outta me, 
You might  sell a to z,    
but I'm the alpha bit, dog
 
sing the song, cuz we belong with one another
Even when I'm gone, I'll still be your big brother

SONG: Big Brother | by Joe In Here

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Ubuntu Touch Q&A 117

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