Ubuntu on an Android phone

[Aquavit]

Has anyone ever installed Ubuntu on an Android phone? I have an older Kyocera Event that is running Android 4.2 (I believe) right now, and I'm kind of getting an itch to replace it with Ubuntu.

[Recursion]

1. That can mean two things

You can put Ubuntu directly on many ARM devices, or install the Ubuntu shell on top of Android. The second is really easy; the first can be very difficult.

[jtuck004]

2. Have you tried it yet? n/t

[Aquavit]

3. Not yet

I will probably give it a go later this week though!

[jtuck004]

4. $20 at Radio Shack for one of those, worth getting to just try, and then

use it in wireless mode, little mp3 player. And I read where I could load the latest Android to it, but I think I will try Ubuntu.

At least that's the plan.

Now I have to go figure out how to load it

[Aquavit]

5. Locked bootloader...

I can't seem to get my way around the locked bootloader on this phone (mine is set up with Virgin Mobile service). If I can ever figure out how to unlock the bootloader, putting Ubuntu on looks fairly straightforward...

[Aerows]

6. I have a left over phone

That sounds FUN!

Never considered it. I'll bet we can

[your bunny wrote]

7. i can run it on my devices

i already run debian on allwinner a13 tablet and on allwinner a20 hdmi stick . but i have problems with wireless connection .

[Recursion]

8. I actually managed Slackware on my ASUS

That's the advantage of the Atom-based tablets: they really are just small PC's...