Thank you all for your reply; I'm so impressed with Touch. Definitely a keeper.

@zubozrout said in Manpages in terminal?:

Hi,
you can always Google man pages for specific things when on the go, even narrow it down by distro and its version when searching.

I had just spent about 45min searching for a ubuntu-app-launcher man page (saw and used the command in vid) before posting this; not convenient.

@hummlbach said in Manpages in terminal?:

If you want to have man pages in the terminal (which absolutely makes sense when thinking of convergence!) you could put them and man into ~/man respectively ~/bin manually and set the environment variable MANPATH or INFOPATH accordingly. Or make a click package for it which installs it to /opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/ and set PATH=/opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/current/bin and MANPATH=/opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/current/man or whatever in ~/.profile... That would be cool, I would install it too!

@dobey said in Manpages in terminal?:

@hummlbach Or, simply install them in libertine and access them inside the container.

Yep, definitely going for the computer in a pocket; I'm absolutely going to implement 'man' with or without the continuation of the precedent :0] Thank goodness this OS makes that possible. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you all for your time! Good to meet you.

@stanwood , Thank you much!

I did attempt the first half:

sudo rm -rf ~/anbox-data 

without success. Right now I have it in a functional precarious state after various adb resets and anbox-tool installs. So I'll leave it for now. But if I try again, I'll take a look at the local folder there.

Is there a quick way to reset Anbox after messing with it?

I installed an unsuccessful google play services and app combo, and wanted to try again. I know how to uninstall a given package, but I couldn't isolate the the play services package/packages.

I attempted deleting the anbox-data directory so I could re-run "anbox-tooll install". I didn't have the appropriate permissions even with sudo. I started fishing around online for a quick method, seeing as how these are isolated in containers.

Looks like I should have been looking into Waydroid this whole time instead? as that's the more preferred app?

My g'ness... I just, barely remembered it... phew! So that's taken care of from a functional perspective.

Last time I used my device was about four months ago. I was required to add a passcode for some aspect of functionality I can't remember ("You must secure your device with a passcode in order to such 'n' such...). I didn't want to use a banking pin, so I created one on the spot. I have no idea what it was?!

My current goal is actually to revert to android so I can use it for travel digital painting (ubports options aren't the best at the moment). So if there's a solution that can involve reinstalling (which I have to look a tutorial up for), that works. But I'm worried that maybe that isn't even possible?

@kugiigi said in Convergence is already working?:

I got slimport HDMI + VGA Adpater working in the past. The key is the combination of cables The HDMI cable should be short enough and the external power via microUSB in the slimport adapter is a must.

This is the thread I followed on the matter: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/57933/how-to-connect-your-nexus-phone-to-a-vga-projector

I'm glad to here the situation is more hopeful! (my gears are now a-turnin')

Thanks @joe ! @kugiigi , Initially I thought it was the elaborate windowed procedure, depicted in the instructions of this mouse, that was my barrier for pairing (and it's surprise, repeated referencing of Windows, many times over; The listing mentioned "android tablets"); But on inspection, what is happening should be feasible on UT. My current theory is that it is a wifi and bluetooth mouse, who's bluetooth has fizzled; It mentions a dongle without really referring to it (It refers to "pairing" as "using the dongle"), I don't think English was the first language of the packagers; and I think they may have been misled as to what they were repackaging. There was a mouse like this (wifi and bluetooth) on Walmart that has half positive, half horrendous, reviews.

I can't test it on windows, but it does not work on Android or Ubuntu desktop. I think I am the victim of an illusion by misfortune; But I couldn't find any forum posts anywhere clarifying my situation, so I think this thread is worthwhile for that rare use case.

I think I will trust you @kugiigi

You also need a monitor with HDMI input, or a very obscure--powered--slimport-to-vga box (it's clunky, and of a very specific design) if you must use vga. I tracked it down on German Amazon, not available for shipping in U.S.. The slimport to HDMI is the only real proven solution; There are countless forum posts around the web where people are trying to get slimport to vga and reaching dead ends. Buying a new monitor, if necessary, is the path of least resistance.

I'm just setting up convergence myself. I'm very impressed with my Motorola 89451N Bluetooth keyboard; got it cheap and refurbished on ebay, and it's super sturdy. My mouse however is a bust, I'm looking to see what's proven in that department, and you might want to follow along here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2318/known-working-bluetooth-mice-for-convergence

If anyone knows of a slimport usb-hub solution, that would also be an ideal accessory. I'm going to attempt to daisy-chain an OTG hub with micro usb power through the micro usb power connection on the slimport adapter, when it arrives in the mail. I'm not holding my breath.

As mentioned above, don't be fooled by MHL hdmi usb-hub combos, Nexus 5 is strictly slimport.

I pulled a shot in the dark with my bluetooth mouse; it's a sturdy quality build, made in china, $10 on amazon, I didn't even notice that there is no brand name; But it simply doesn't show up on a bluetooth device scan; I've followed the discoverable mode procedure. I've seen other people struggle with bluetooth mice on linux in general, in other forum search results...

Which brand is being used in that fancy convergence youtube video (haha)? Does anybody know of a bluetooth mouse that plays well with Ubuntu Touch?

Thank you all for your reply; I'm so impressed with Touch. Definitely a keeper.

@zubozrout said in Manpages in terminal?:

Hi,
you can always Google man pages for specific things when on the go, even narrow it down by distro and its version when searching.

I had just spent about 45min searching for a ubuntu-app-launcher man page (saw and used the command in vid) before posting this; not convenient.

@hummlbach said in Manpages in terminal?:

If you want to have man pages in the terminal (which absolutely makes sense when thinking of convergence!) you could put them and man into ~/man respectively ~/bin manually and set the environment variable MANPATH or INFOPATH accordingly. Or make a click package for it which installs it to /opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/ and set PATH=/opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/current/bin and MANPATH=/opt/click.ubuntu.com/man.yourname/current/man or whatever in ~/.profile... That would be cool, I would install it too!

@dobey said in Manpages in terminal?:

@hummlbach Or, simply install them in libertine and access them inside the container.

Yep, definitely going for the computer in a pocket; I'm absolutely going to implement 'man' with or without the continuation of the precedent :0] Thank goodness this OS makes that possible. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you all for your time! Good to meet you.

I just installed, Ubuntu Touch on a Nexus 5 (awesome! so stoked! so grateful!); I'm hungry to learn and don't want to hassle everybody for every little question... but 'man' isn't available in the terminal! really? Is there another doc viewing program? Manpages are so essential for self education, and the documentation isn't nearly as extensive as what manpages would provide. (I know it's in it's infancy).