Today one more step is taken so that Ubuntu OS Tablets can reach mobile devices commercially. After the presentation the other day of its operating system for tablets, it was announced that on the 22nd the code would be released and the necessary tools would be provided to install Ubuntu OS on various Google devices. These are all the devices in the Nexus range: from the Galaxy Nexus up to Nexus 4, 7 and 10. They have kept their word and are now available.
What happens is that it is not a final version for users, far from it. The software is still in an unstable and experimental stage and is released so that developers can tinker with it and find out what they will have on their hands when they set out to create applications and tweaks for Ubuntu.
The incredible features we saw in the presentation the other day will not be fully present in this package, but will have bugs and some items will still be missing. It should be noted that flashing your tablet or smartphone with Ubuntu Mobile as it is now can lead to your device being completely blocked. Definitely, if you are not a developer or an advanced user with great curiosity not worth it If you try to try it now, you could get into trouble and in no case what you get can replace in functionalities what you have right now on your tablet or smartphone.
Either way, if you want to move on, here is the link to the materials and instructions relevant to do so.
With this release closes a spectacular week for open source mobile operating systems. Ubuntu opened fire with this great ad that now materializes, Mozilla keep gathering support between manufacturers for its Firefox OS and Google brings out the Chroomebook Pixel that, beyond its impressive Technical specifications, promises to bring new ideas in software that would bring Android closer to Chrome OS.