Ubuntu on a tablet... Is there one?

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:43:35 -0600
"compdoc" <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:

> >This email is written on one of their 10 inchers.  It is quite nice
> >on the
> Linux side but comes with too few options for a nice Android tablet.
> 
> >Cybe R. Wizard
> 
> 
> On the linux side, does it run most programs available from the Ubuntu
> repos? Like vnc or rdp clients? Or openvpn, etc?

Yes, yes, yes and yes.  The selection is somewhat limited but not as
much as you'd think.  The tablet is the more limited with small RAM (1
gig) and no swap.  The Allwinner 10 computer-on-a-chip is capable
but a little slow.

> What programs do you
> run on it?

Currently I use it exclusively for my email (running Claws mail), a
little browsing and do some small bit of business-related work using
Abiword and Gnumeric when on the road.  It defaults to the LXDE and I've
not seen fit to change that as it's what I use at home on the desktop. 
(but I did install Xfce4-panel because I prefer it to the lxdepanel) 

I also use GKrellM's weather krell and Krellkam (for two online radar
scopes) because I need to keep up with the weather for 'work'.

It has a USB port, a miniUSB port, a MicroSD slot (where Linaro Linux
resides) and an HDMI port (which works fine on the Android side
but I can't yet get it to work on the Linux side), cheapy little
speakers and a me-facing camera (which also doesn't work yet (on
Linux)). Hooking my desktop's speaker system to the headphone jack
produces nice sound, though.

Cybe R. Wizard
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