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Can someone explain Ubunto?

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NJRonbo

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Galaxy Note II user (just preordered Note III) and Mac owner.

Saw a link in someone's signature to a service called UBUNTO.

It looked pretty good. Seemed like you could link your Android phone to your PC or Mac.

However, when I tried to download the file, I couldn't find it, and then I couldn't figure out if Ubuntu was a program that worked within the Mac environment or it was an operating system of its own.

...and then I found another service called UBUNTO one which seemed to be some kind of cloud sharing service.

Anyone want to give an overview of these services and if they are even worth downloading and installing?
 
Nighthawk, thanks...

....but for a novice like myself, that doesn't explain much.

I looked at the Ubuntu demo video. It appears that it allows you to share information from your Android phone to your PC or Mac.

What is not clear is whether Ubuntu works within the Mac/PC environment as a software app/program -or- it is a operating system that you need to boot into.

Even when attempting to download the install file for Mac, it didn't provide an installer but rather instructions on how to burn an .iso to a DVD.

So, I was kind of hoping to hear from anyone using Ubunto as to how it works.
 
Hi there, NJRonbo.

Saw a link in someone's signature to a service called UBUNTO.

It looked pretty good. Seemed like you could link your Android phone to your PC or Mac.

However, when I tried to download the file, I couldn't find it, and then I couldn't figure out if Ubuntu was a program that worked within the Mac environment or it was an operating system of its own.
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Without knowing exactly which link you're referring to [in someone's sig], and also not knowing for sure what it is you were hoping to do, it's a little difficult to answer your questions.

First, Ubuntu is a wildly popular Linux distribution. (It's what I use, only I use its Kubuntu variant, which is much nicer. :D) In case anyone doesn't know, Linux is an operating system.

Second, there are Ubuntu phones.

Also, there's Ubuntu you can run alongside your Android OS on your phone. Kind of like dual-booting Linux and some other OS on your personal computer.

Finally, if you let us know exactly what it is you're hoping to do, i.e., do you want to install an additional OS alongside Android on your phone, or do you want to replace your current PC OS, or add another OS to your PC, we can more easily answer your questions.

(I'm assuming that the "Ubunto" you've referred to is simply a typo. I know of no such creature, and I've never seen any reference to such a thing in anyone's signature.)

Moved to Computers and IT board.
 
MoodyBlues said:
Hi there, NJRonbo.


Without knowing exactly which link you're referring to [in someone's sig], and also not knowing for sure what it is you were hoping to do, it's a little difficult to answer your questions.

First, Ubuntu is a wildly popular Linux distribution. (It's what I use, only I use its Kubuntu variant, which is much nicer. :D) In case anyone doesn't know, Linux is an operating system.

Second, there are Ubuntu phones.

Also, there's Ubuntu you can run alongside your Android OS on your phone. Kind of like dual-booting Linux and some other OS on your personal computer.

Finally, if you let us know exactly what it is you're hoping to do, i.e., do you want to install an additional OS alongside Android on your phone, or do you want to replace your current PC OS, or add another OS to your PC, we can more easily answer your questions.

(I'm assuming that the "Ubunto" you've referred to is simply a typo. I know of no such creature, and I've never seen any reference to such a thing in anyone's signature.)

Moved to Computers and IT board.
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What's the difference between ubuntu & kubuntu. And do you get lts with kubuntu? I'm running 10.04 on my netbook and 12.04 on my desktop.
 
Ubuntu uses Unity as its desktop environment while Kubuntu uses KDE

And yes, you do get LTS releases with Kubuntu, the most recent of which is 12.04. The next one will be 14.04
 
gbsa said:
What's the difference between ubuntu & kubuntu.
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Kubuntu uses KDE as its desktop environment; Ubuntu currently uses Unity. However, you're free to install any/all desktop environments and/or window managers, regardless of whether you're using Ubuntu or Kubuntu. So, for example, if you like GNOME, you can install GNOME. If you like Xfce, you can install Xfce. Or LXDE. Etc. You can choose which one to use when you log in.
 
And ubuntu one has an android app last time I checked. Could that be what they were talking about?

Of course, OP could be talking about syncing up an android phone with a computer running ubuntu. I'm not really sure.
 
Yeah, I am just talking about basic sync between an Android phone and a desktop PC/MAC.

And I'm talking about Ubuntu, not Ubuntu one.

Seems like perhaps this a little more complicated than I originally anticipated. I had just hoped for some sort of advanced file/music/app sharing software between phone and desktop.
 
NJRonbo said:
Yeah, I am just talking about basic sync between an Android phone and a desktop PC/MAC.

And I'm talking about Ubuntu, not Ubuntu one.

Seems like perhaps this a little more complicated than I originally anticipated. I had just hoped for some sort of advanced file/music/app sharing software between phone and desktop.
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Okay, good! Thanks for the clarification. As EarlyMon said there are apps to do what you're after.

Also, if you ever decide to try Linux as your PC's operating system, we'll all be glad to help. :)
 
so...is the name 'Ubunto' a typo or is it possible a chinese ripoff of an operating system has finally come out?
 
nickdalzell said:
so...is the name 'Ubunto' a typo or is it possible a chinese ripoff of an operating system has finally come out?
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I'm reasonably sure that the OP--who, I believe, was doing it from memory when they posted--wrote it wrong. I know I've never seen mention of Ubunto in anyone's sig. But, with the plethora of things that pop up these days, it is pretty hard to keep up!
 
nickdalzell said:
so...is the name 'Ubunto' a typo or is it possible a chinese ripoff of an operating system has finally come out?
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Actually the PRC has been brewing it's own Linux OS for a while now...
http://www.redflag-linux.com/en/index.php
Red Flag Software Co.,Ltd
6/F. Zijin Building,
68 Wanquanhe Rd.,
Haidian Dist.,
Beijing 100086,
P.R.China

...there's also UbuntuKylin as well...
http://www.ubuntukylin.com/
 
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