Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

Sign of the times, Estel. Like capacitive touchscreens. Just gotta live with it. Or wait it out. The bubble may burst eventually.

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

i think there using HERE maps.

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

considering how people communicate today, next thing that they will get rid of is voice call :rolleyes:

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

Display: 4.5" qHD 540x960 - 240 ppi (HDPI)
CPU: Quad Core Cortex A7 up to 1.3 GHz MediaTek
GPU: Mali 400 up to 500 MHz
Storage: 8 GB
Memory available for end use: 5,5 GB*
RAM: 1 GB
Battery: LiPo 2150 mAh
dual micro-SIM
MicroSD slot, up to 32 GB

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® 4.0
2G GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G HSPA+ (900/2100)
GPS and A-GPS
8Mpx - 13Mpx interpolated (Dual-flash and autofocus) Camera
5Mpx - 8Mpx interpolated Front Camera

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

I am interested in this, but I have heard that ubuntu touch doesn't support X and wouldn't be able to run anything not developed specifically for it (qt or whatever... not a coder myself...)

Is there any chance we could see an "easy debian-like" environment for UT? Without that, and without a stylus, I don't see the point.

A samsung galaxy note running maemo would be my dream device,

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

if ubuntu will use newer wayland, xwayland will work out of the box then.

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

Ubuntu for Phone using Mir.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mir/Spec

I concur. A samsung galaxy note With maemo would rule. Even one with ubuntu, sail or tizen would rock n roll.

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

So... if this was a pc I would just uninstall Mir and unity and replace it with something else. But since this is a phone, i'm guessing its not as simple as adding the maemo repositories and installing X and hildon, right?

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

I don't get why you'd think this has anything to do with desktop. Not only it doesn't have X or Wayland, but it also doesn't allow multitasking.

You'd be much better off with Neo900/Pyra or even SailfishOS (Jolla) once XWayland is ported (I think that all works except for touch input for now).

EDIT: I'm not even sure if Ubuntu Touch uses Mir - last time I checked, it used Android's compositor SurfaceFlinger, but this news is almost 2 years old, so it might have changed.

Re: BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - first ubuntu phone announced
 

X11 apps can be persuaded to run via XMir, that sort of thing is still in pretty active development though and not yet ready for prime time.

That said Will Cooke already managed to get Libre Office running directly on the phone: https://plus.google.com/+WillCooke/posts/eNUArFBzh3W