If you've managed to bypass the access restrictions that prevent ubports-installer from working properly, please share your solution if you can.

@Moem said:
I will repeat what I've said elsewhere: I will bring this subject to the table in the next meeting of the Board of Trustees. That's what I can do and I'll do that.

Until a possible workaround is found, it seems appropriate to notify users of the installer.
I have therefore created the following ticket:

https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/issues/4565

Since other countries may also be affected, it would be helpful to know which ones.
I have therefore created the following thread:

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/12291/internet-access-restriction-for-ubports-installer-list-your-country

That's what I can do, and I did it

In some countries (such as Russia, it seems), Internet access restrictions are so severe that using ubports-installer results in a failed installation.
It would be helpful to have a list of the countries affected.
(If you've found a workaround, you can share it here:https://forums.ubports.com/topic/12292/workaround-for-internet-access-restrictions-affecting-ubports-installer)

So if your country is in this situation, please let us know by replying to this message.

For now, the list includes:

1. Russia

@shcarl276 Your belief that commercial services are generally better is mistaken, and your biased comparison with the volunteer "services" provided by the UBports community only serves to confuse the issue.

I am convinced that UBports, as a community, wants its "services" to be easily accessible to everyone in every country around the world, including countries that block or restrict access to its "services".

However, there is no reason to consider this a standard requirement. The actions needed to circumvent the blocks put in place by various countries require the allocation of resources (human, material, etc.).

And so, setting aside all considerations of feasibility, it ultimately comes down to a choice of allocating resources to this issue rather than to another.

A choice, not an obligation.

P.S.: On a personal note, I really hope a solution will be found, especially since so many users in Russia are affected.

@shcarl276 said:
I know that "some people have managed to install UT from Russia", but a functional system is characterized first of all by satisfying the needs of the overwhelming majority, not "some people". The fact that this technical issue can be discussed/addressed only in Telegram groups and not via normal Support (online forms) points to the fact that non-profit projects like Ubuntu Touch don't always stand up to the standards of commercial enterprises...

A great many commercial companies offer their services only in a very limited part of the world, for example, only in the European Union and North America.
A great many commercial companies take weeks or even months to respond to their customers’ support requests, and very often their response consists of pointing out that the requested service is not part of their contractual obligations, or of offering the service at a price that the customer cannot or will not pay.

By comparison, the level of assistance provided by the community UBports over the past decade through various channels (Telegram, forums, Matrix) and in dozens of
languages – in the absence of any commercial relationship and therefore outside any contractual obligation – strikes me as being of a very high standard in terms of relevance and effectiveness.

And all this help is provided free of charge.

@diego28a For Lomiri, there is a general roadmap https://ubports.com/lomiri-roadmap
and also a list of bugs covered by a bug bounty https://os-sci.com/lomiri#Contribute

Furthermore, in addition to work on the ‘engine’ (Lomiri, Qt6, Morph browser/Qtwebengine, Mir2/Wayland, portals, etc.), there are numerous other developments underway: adaptation to rounded corners and notches, ‘AGPS’, an SQL backend for contacts, Bluetooth updates, a printing system...

There is no roadmap for all of this (for the record, given that a significant proportion of developers are volunteers, releases take place when the software is ready), but progress can be tracked on GitLab:
https://gitlab.com/groups/ubports/-/activity

It should also be noted that opinions on what constitutes a blocking issue
vary greatly from person to person: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11644/smooth-edges-name-pending-let-s-fix-the-bugs-that-drive-you-mad

@oldbutndy said:

I frequently print things from Linux Mint (I am 'oldschool', and worked a few years at Xerox, on laser printers, starting about 42 years ago, so I 'expect' to be able to print from any system that is 'office').
I was NOT able to print from Office suite on UT.
So, this issue feels like failure.

The printing system is not included in the Ubuntu Touch images due to a lack of space for the root filesystem on many device models.
Work is currently underway to be able to increase the size of the rootfs.
This will enable numerous developments, such as concurrent support for Q5 and Qt6, the transition to mir2+mir1... and the integration of the CUPS printing system.

So, it's coming, more a matter of months now than a matter of years.

Last statement about Brax3 and UT from Plamen (April 7 2026) : "Ubuntu Touch is with the status of a community port at the moment. It’s entirely up to the community to progress on fixing issues. We don’t have the resource to maintain Ubuntu in house at the moment. We are offering support to the maintainers but we’re still in the progress to put together some infrastructure before we can empower a meaningful progress."

@Vlad-Nirky last statement about Brax3 and UT from Plamen (April 7) : "Ubuntu Touch is with the status of a community port at the moment. It’s entirely up to the community to progress on fixing issues. We don’t have the resource to maintain Ubuntu in house at the moment. We are offering support to the maintainers but we’re still in the progress to put together some infrastructure before we can empower a meaningful progress."
But it's better to discuss about Brax3 here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10607/brax3-the-mysterious

@steffend I understand now why my search for Pixel9a on the forum didn't get anything, it because of the space... and that's why I don't include it to make searching easier.

open_slate April update (published yesterday), an excerpt from the message:

"Good news:
Ubuntu Touch (tablet-optimized) will be ported and supported on open_slate in collaboration with UBports"

The full message:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate/updates/4

@Moem Yes, and actually I think a small parcel from the foundation for Alfred might be a good idea .

An announcement from https://chaos.social/@sd/116510612562459125 :
"I made the initial code for #ubuntutouch for the Pixel 9a public now: https://git.deusch.me/ubports/device-google-tegu

The repository has instructions for flashing. But be aware that this is very experimental and not ready for daily use. Also again the disclaimer that AI was involved and a lot of the patches are for sure not done the proper way. You’ve been warned!"

A mature port for Pixel9a would be amazing because this device include an USB Type-C 3.1 port, so using UT as a desktop with a wired connection to an external screen is possible.

Although it isn’t highlighted in DeltaTouch’s description on the OpenStore (https://open-store.io/app/deltatouch.lotharketterer) DeltaTouch is listed among the apps compatible with webxdc (https://webxdc.org) which provide "Secure mini apps for chats, Play games or collaborate, privately".

Does anyone use these mini apps?

@Lalle75 said:

Hi. I got my Volla now for some hours. I'm working with Linux (Debian and Ubuntu) for >10 years now, but I cannot achieve anything on this system.

Hello Lalle, I think the answers provided by UT FAQ 8 (https://t.me/UTFAQ/10) may be useful for you:

"8. Can I use apt on Ubuntu Touch?
yesn't [yes and no]. Ubuntu Touch is built with privacy, reliability and stability accross a wide range of devices in mind. It is crucial that the developers are able to quickly reproduce and fix bugs across devices to ensure no faulty update ever makes it to the stable channel on any device, ever. To achieve this the rootfs is read-only.

This allows UBports to provide image based updates. When you run an OTA update it replaces the read-only part of the operating system. Userdata is not a part of that, so you don't lose that or installed apps. But apt is not designed for a read-only rootfs, so as a result it will attempt to write to the read-only portion of the operating system. While you can remount your rootfs as read-write, because apt is writing into a normally read-only part of the system, an OTA update can partially overwrite the changes apt made. This can result in a broken system. So using apt essentially means you are running your own fork of Ubuntu Touch.

You can install apps from the OpenStore app. How to get updates is described in our usage channel.

there are other package managers that are made to work with a readonly rootfs, current working examples include snap and crackle (https://github.com/tuxecure/crackle)."

@Keneda said:

Je dis ça car ces infos intéressent peut-être donc des non-francophones

Malheureusement y'a peu de chances que les non francophones viennent lire la section frenchy

S'ils ne trouvent pas d'autres messages concernant BlaBlaCar, je crois que certains pourraient bien faire l'effort d'utiliser un traducteur en ligne.

C'est le problème avec les sections dédiées à d'autres langues sur n'importe-quel forum : la dilution des infos.

C'est un compromis mais il est bon de faciliter l'accès à qui n'oseraient pas poser une question autrement que dans sa langue natale.

@Luch-ITTO said:

Bonjour,

Salut

Par exemple, pour se faire, j'ai acquis d'occasion une tablette Lenovo M10 2nd gen, ayant vu sur la page matériel compatible d'UB Touch que celle-ci pouvait fonctionner sans probléme. Une fois acquise et lancé dans la réinstallation du système je me suis aperçu, assez vite malheureusement, que le modèle indiqué sur la page était la X306F/L et que la mienne est une X606F.... bonheur

Il existe un portage d'UT (Ubuntu Touch) pour la X606F/X mais il n'est plus trop actif semble-t-il.
Plus d'informations ici :
https://gitlab.com/ubports/porting/community-ports/android9/lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus/lenovo-x606

Arrivé à ce stade de ma quête une foultitude de question se pose à moi et je me permet donc de venir vous les poser :
1- Il y a t'il des sites ou structures asso vers qui je pourrais me rapprocher afin de pouvoir échanger sur cette idée de faire renaître du vieux matériel mobile, afin de ne pas encombrer des pages de forum inutilement pour ça?

Ça n'encombre pas ici tant qu'il s'agit d'utiliser Ubuntu Touch ou bien Lomiri, l'environnement graphique utilisé par UT qui est également utilisable avec d'autres systèmes Linux.

2- Je souhaiterai pouvoir comprendre le processus de fonctionnement de ces appareils afin de pouvoir saisir également les différentes étapes qui permettrait de pouvoir faire ce genre d'adaptation avec tout types de d'appareil mobile de toute marque, si la possibilité existe bien entendu, ne sachant pas trop par où commencer ma recherche... ayant déjà passé pas mal de temps dans les méandres de la toile sans trop trop de succés... par exemple pour adaptater UB Touch sur ma tablette...

Le processus pour porter UT sur un matériel particulier est décrit dans la documentation :
https://docs.ubports.com/fr/latest/porting/introduction/index.html

À noter que la traduction de la documentation en français est en cours donc une partie n'est pas encore traduite et le texte est alors en anglais.

@CiberSheep I believe it's a known issue for a while:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/ubuntu-touch/-/work_items/2285#note_2951410684

Less than 9 hours left in this first phase of the fundraising campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate

And the last news about project advancement:

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate/updates

@domubpkm said:

@libremax I end up wondering if AI isn't interfering with spam !

I don't know, but in any case, without moderation, the situation keeps getting worse to the point that I'm going to stop visiting the forum for a while.
Fortunately, on the UBports Telegram channels, such behavior isn't possible because it's immediately addressed.