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October 31st, 2011, 15:42 GMT · By Silviu Stahie

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Ubuntu 12.10 is Also For Phones and Tablets

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Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical is planning on taking its operating system, Ubuntu, to other platforms such as smartphones, TVs, and tablets.

In an interview with Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, for zdnet.com, Mark Shuttleworth revealed his plans for Ubuntu operating system.

Apparently, 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) will be a version designed to polish their Linux distro and to make the Unity interface the best it can be. This means that Ubuntu 12.10 will be available for smartphones, tablets and TVs.

“This is a natural expansion of our idea as Ubuntu as Linux for human beings. As people have moved from desktop to new form factors for computing, it’s important for us to reach out to out community on these platforms. So, we’ll embrace the challenge of how to use Ubuntu on smartphones, tablets and smart-screens”, said Mark Shuttleworth in the interview.

We can't really say this is a surprise, especially after seeing that Unity is an interface build for these kind of platforms.

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Comment #1 by: harro on 02 Nov 2011, 12:13 UTC reply to this comment

Can't wait! Would love to see Ubuntu on smartphones

Comment #1.1 by: Jeannie on 04 Nov 2011, 19:14 GMT

Can't wait to see Canonical go down the drain

Comment #1.2 by: Mark on 30 Dec 2011, 19:07 GMT

I think Ubuntu will be a great OS for every platform. When Ubuntu 12.10 is comming out I will remove Android and install Ubuntu.


Comment #2 by: Leo on 06 Nov 2011, 01:34 UTC reply to this comment

I can remember back many years ago me and another sf developer was talking about Linux which he said one day they would be on phones and other type devices. Funny thing is some people hacked their phone and even got Ubuntu 10.10 or 10.4 working on their phones, so it was only a matter of time i guess for Canonical to do this with a new distro release. I am often put off by all these self-proclamation cooperations, trying to get me to buy this phone that phone ect. Finally i can do what i do to computers but to my phone, man i can't wait for 12.10. I think other Linux flavors may do the same as Canonical have done next. Well done guys.

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