Installing Ubuntu Touch on the 2012 Nexus 7
Last week XDA Developer TV Producer Jordan showed us how to work with developing an app in the upcoming Ubuntu Touch operating system. Of course developing an App for a device or operating system is always easier if you have a device to test it one. Luckily, Google released a new version of the Nexus 7 and the market is full of old Nexus 7s you can pick up for cheap.
In this video Jordan shows you how to install Ubuntu Touch on an original Nexus 7 (2012) device. This will allow you to try Ubuntu Touch out as an operating system or even push apps to for testing your development. So if you have an old Nexus 7 (2012) or you want to try Ubuntu Touch, check this video out!
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Full instructions can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install
Commands used:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phablet-team/tools
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install phablet-tools android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
To unlock the bootloader, power on by holding the power button + volume up + volume down, then run “sudo fastboot oem unlock” After the device is unlocked, go through the Android setup again, enable USB debugging, connect, run “adb devices” to make sure you’re connected properly, then phablet-flash ubuntu-system –channel devel –no-backup
To unlock the bootloader, power on by holding the power button + volume up + volume down, then run “sudo fastboot oem unlock” After the device is unlocked, go through the Android setup again, enable USB debugging, connect, run “adb devices” to make sure you’re connected properly, then “phablet-flash ubuntu-system –channel devel –no-backup” Be patient. This will take a long time.
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