Ubuntu for tablets - Full video

Canonical Ubuntu · 871K views · 2013 · 6:10

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Why Ask Ubuntu recommends it

Ask Ubuntu users link it as the primary source when asking or answering what Ubuntu on tablets was announced to do, including its claim about running Windows apps.

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What it is

A roughly six-minute Canonical promotional video from February 2013 in which Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth presents Ubuntu for tablets and what it offers industry partners. It shows the planned tablet interface and touches on running desktop and Windows apps.

Cited in 1 Wikipedia article, including Ubuntu Touch.

What people said

Cites Luis Alvarado · 2013-01 · Ask Ubuntu · on “What is Ubuntu Touch (Ubuntu for Phones)”

Ubuntu Touch / Ubuntu for Phones as the name implies, is the Ubuntu version for Mobiles (Smartphones & Tablets [LINK] ). This is still in DEVELOPMENT and any mobile phone right now would be a DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW , which means an unfinished, for test only product. (Check at the bottom of this answer for updates) Right now is too early to tell how Ubuntu Touch will work, will be sold, how the software will be integrated, how to get the software and work on it/with it or even be compatible with an Ubuntu Desktop. The link you provided about Ubuntu for Phone [LINK] is just a presentation of a new product, same as Ubuntu for Android [LINK] and Ubuntu TV [LINK] , they are being worked on for a fut

Cites Luis Alvarado · 2013-02 · Ask Ubuntu · on “Is there an Ubuntu tablet edition?”

There was speculation on the 18th of February 2013 about HTC releasing a tablet that runs the Ubuntu OS. Information about this can be found in the following sites: Gotta Be Mobile [LINK] OMGUbuntu [LINK] Slashdot [LINK] The Ubuntu site on the same day offered a countdown that would end on February 19th 2013. The countdown when finished showed the following video: [this video] Apart from the information provided above, you can also read the following link for more information regarding Tablets: [LINK] One thing we can see from the information here is the hardware requirements for Tablets: Regarding the installation of Ubuntu (Or any other Distro for that matter), please see my answer here: How ca

Cites tuxtoriel · 2013-12 · Ask Ubuntu · on “Microsoft Office Windows 7 style on ubuntu (with Wine?)”

I am using Wine and Play on Linux to launch Microsoft Office applications. I can change the button style to a seven-like style, but I wonder how they changed the border of the app in this video. Ubuntu tablet full video min. 5:30 [this video] How to do it ?

Cites s3lph · 2014-09 · Ask Ubuntu · on “Can Ubuntu really run all Windows programs?”

I recently stumbled over the Ubuntu for Tablets video, where Mark Shuttleworth presents how Ubuntu is going to look on tablets. However, he said one thing that struck me at: [this video] . He said that Ubuntu could run "all Windows apps" . How does this work? Was he talking about Wine (which definitely can't run every Windows program) or did he mean something else?