Posts

Showing posts with the label linux

Ubuntu for Android: The big leap!

Image
Ubuntu and Android have finally joined hands for the sake of humanity! Ubuntu, the most popular free OS for PCs' and Android, the most loved mobile OS, have come together to bring you the functionality and charm of both, on the same device. Recently, Canonical ltd. announced an upcoming free and open source variant of Ubuntu designed to run on Android phones. Ubuntu for Android   was showcased at the Mobile World Congress this year and is expected to come pre-loaded with some phones in the near future. The basic concept/idea behind Ubuntu for Android is that your phone becomes a mobile PC, wherein you can switch from Android to Ubuntu full desktop mode when you dock your device to a bigger display along with a keyboard and mouse. FEATURES OF UBUNTU FOR ANDROID:- 1) As both Android and Linux share the same kernel i.e. is Linux, both of them run at the same time on the device. Hence, there is no need to reboot. 2) Once the device is connected to the desktop monito...

Reasons why you should have UBUNTU as an oprating system

Image
Ubuntu is a computer operating system that is catching up at a great pace in today’s world due to its versatility. Ubuntu is based on  LINUX  and is committed to the principles of free software development. It is distributed as a free and open source software! The reasons why you should have UBUNTU as an operating system are:- 1> FREE- UBUNTU is entirely free of charge. 2> PREINSTALLED OFFICE- You don’t have to buy Office (Word, Power-point, Excel etc.) separately. It comes with OpenOffice preinstalled. 3> NO VIRUSES- You are free from Viruses so you don’t have to buy another upgrade of Norton or any other Antivirus software. 4> NO COSTLY HARDWARE- You don’t have to buy costly hardware to run UBUNTU (RAM, Processor, HDD etc.). 5> STABILITY- UBUNTU is very stable as compared to other operating systems. 6> SINGLE UPDATE MANAGER- You can update everything on your system with just one update manager. No need to run separate Update m...