@harrisonpatm Please do! And let us know how you get on.

@arubislander said in Can I boot to tty/console only?: While it may not be exactly what you asked, you might be interested in a post I wrote on installing LXD and running LXD containers on your UT device. I'll be trying this now, thanks for the advice

@developerbayman x86_64? I don't think that'll happen. You probably already know that Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distributions are almost always x86(_64) (meaning they're operating systems for computers). But... Ubuntu Touch is specifically customized to run GNU/Linux on phones, instead of smartphones running default operating systems like iOS, Android, or HarmonyOS (yeah, I'm adding that here because it's a real OS). If Ubuntu Touch had an x86_64 version, I'd find that very strange... Ubuntu Touch's interface is Lomiri, so there's already an x86_64 Ubuntu "distro" using that.

You can install Termux on any Android Tablet and run a full blown Linux desktop there. It's relatively easy to setup and works very well. That's at least my replacement until something comparable is reached in Linux OS world. The Volla tablet should get support on UT soon, at least I hope so and look forward to it.

I cannot edit so update in new post: I am able to boot into fastboot mode using standard key combination and trying install ubuntu touch.

Updated: Now this script is almost unnecessary on Ubuntu/Debian or some Ubuntu/Debian based distros, it can still run the old script fine. But I still do this project so that other Linux distro users can still build without any problems.

@Moem very cool! I'm not able to make it unfortunately. But definitely a very interesting event that I would like to visit next time.

@Joadri Hi For me it didn't work with redmi note9pro It shows connected I wife but nothing casted

To be fair, this is a very valid use case. I've wanted this right from the start since if you use external keyboard and mouse, you won't need the virtual one so the screen will be useless. In Samsung DeX, you can do this although I noticed that some apps wakes it up when doing certain things. In any case, there's no way to do this right now. It might need changes to the lower level components such as Mir. Also note that unlike Samsung DeX, UT is using the same UI or DE when connected to an external display so anything you do on the device would affect both displays.

@Keneda Didn't work neither with Firefox on KUbuntu during the Q&A

And it is working for me. Thank you from me as well. This work is much appreciated.

@AppLee Ok i have joined the crowdfunding campain. Let's cross fingers now.

Yes, well summarized @MrT10001. Though I'll note that not all of North America has lost 3G support. Here in Canada (at least while we remain a sovereign nation) 3G is alive on all carriers for now. Sunset dates range between July 2025 and Dec 2026. My impression is that a bunch of nations in the south of NA still have 2G and/or 3G as well. If it were me though, I'd either go with one of the pricier but clearly supported devices you listed, or try to hold out a bit longer before buying something, to make sure it works well in 24.04 (and that VoLTE starts working, if you'll need it soon). My guess is that the coming weeks/months might make it all a bit more clear which devices will have a good future with Noble and VoLTE.

@Lakotaubp Thanks for your quick reply and your following steps in that direction.

Thank you all! Here are a few path to explore. And some interesting topics to explore.

@peat_psuwit said in On the subject of Ubuntu Touch versioning scheme: We've considered 24.04 OTA-x.y. Unfortunately, (re-)using the word OTA could set the wrong expectation; by using the word OTA, many users will expect incremental, frequent updates (AKA rolling release). Don't worry, users will expect unicorn rainbow farts anyway and while updates are a bit slow, technically UT is a rolling release I'm really sorry that you have this sentiment. I also don't want to change the versioning scheme, but both the technical and practical reasons forced us to re-think how we will version Ubuntu Touch. Don't be, it was mostly a joke, and, while I may not fully agree with the reasoning, it is overall a pretty minor change. I've been on the other side of this experience plenty of times. As a user I get upset about minor changes because they make up a much "larger" part of the user experience vs the experience as a developer where this is an "insignificant" side quest compared to all the development work actually being done Also compare this change to the hot mess that is the current naming schemes from both intel and AMD

It works. You need to have the OTG USB stick formatted to FAT32 and access it through the file manager on UT, then tap the three bars on the top left and scroll down and it should appear at the bottom.