tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40668194793906254572024-02-19T02:29:54.076-08:00Linux PassionBlog about GNU/Linux (mainly Ubuntu distribution) Development, Test, Design and some interesting NewsHanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-50118200801476643192009-07-21T05:38:00.000-07:002009-07-21T05:38:36.958-07:00Canonical Open sources Launchpad CodeCanonical Ltd, the official sponsors of the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/" rel="homepage" title="Ubuntu">Ubuntu</a> distribution today made <a class="zem_slink" href="https://launchpad.net/" rel="homepage" title="Launchpad (website)">Launchpad</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Code" rel="wikipedia" title="Internal Revenue Code">code</a> open sorce. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_OUy6PhUp_I2F4LBSP9cQFVZpBTNHL2NbpbgWiMymAcCi4_rbyoq9Ir3V6NRNR93DTbzpNYi7GuiDBa9L_xdjHQZ_J9H3XG2RsedGJBWqvmVSZxH65Eu1b8SASzBGPKy4L-YeucPpPLK/s1600-h/launchpad-logo-and-name.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_OUy6PhUp_I2F4LBSP9cQFVZpBTNHL2NbpbgWiMymAcCi4_rbyoq9Ir3V6NRNR93DTbzpNYi7GuiDBa9L_xdjHQZ_J9H3XG2RsedGJBWqvmVSZxH65Eu1b8SASzBGPKy4L-YeucPpPLK/s320/launchpad-logo-and-name.png" /></a>Launchpad is a code hosting a collaborating tool to create sites similar to <a href="http://code.google.com/">Google code</a> and <a href="http://sourceforge.net/">Sourceforge</a> and is being used at Canonical's own <a href="http://www.launchpad.net/">Launchpad</a><br />
It was released today under the <a href="https://dev.launchpad.net/LaunchpadLicense">GNU Affero General Public license, version 3</a>. The announcement was made early this morning on the <a href="http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-is-now-open-source">Launchpad Blog</a> by Developer Karl Fogel.<br />
According to the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" rel="wikipedia" title="Blog">blog post</a> Canonical had previously announced that they would be holding back two components (codehosting and soyuz), but they changed their minds. All the code is open.<br />
If you need to collaborate with the launchpad team on further development of development related issues the Canonical Launchpad developers will be on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat" rel="wikipedia" title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</a> in channel #launchpad-dev on irc.freenode.net. For usage issues, #launchpad is still the place, as before.<br />
Feel free to read the announcement at <a href="http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-is-now-open-source" title="http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-is-now-open-source">http://blog.launchpad.net/general/launchpad-is-now-open-source</a><br />
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Ubuntu est et sera toujours gratuit. Vous ne payez aucun frais de licence. Vous pouvez télécharger, utiliser et partager Ubuntu avec vos amis, votre famille, l'école ou le travail pour absolument rien. Une nouvelle version de Bureau ainsi qu'une autre dédiée au Serveur ressort tous les six mois. Cela signifie que vous aurez toujours le dernier et le meilleur d'applications Open Source que le monde a à offrir. Tout ce dont vous avez besoin sur un seul CD, ce qui vous offrira un environnement de travail. Cà n'empêche qu'une liste exhaustive de logiciels supplémentaires est disponible en ligne.<br />
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Ubuntu est fourni avec le plein soutien commercial de Canonical et de centaines de sociétés dans le monde entier. Ubuntu inclut les meilleures traductions ainsi qu'infrastructures d'accessibilité que la communauté du logiciel libre a à offrir. Les CDs d'Ubuntu ne contiennent que des applications libres. Personnellement, je vous encourage à utiliser les logiciels libres et open source d'une façon générale, les améliorer si vous êtes qualifié pour la tâche ainsi que les transmettre.<br />
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Avec Ubuntu Desktop Edition, vous pouvez surfer sur le Web, lire vos messages, créer des documents et des feuilles de calcul, éditer des images et bien plus encore. Ubuntu a un moyen rapide et facile d'installation graphique sur son Desktop CD. Sur un ordinateur moyen, l'installation devrait vous prendre moins de 25 minutes. L'installateur graphique vous permettra de monter votre système rapidement et facilement. Sur le bureau, vous aurez un pack complet de logiciels de productivité, d'Internet, de dessin et des applications graphiques ainsi que des jeux. <br />
La Server Edition - construite sur le fondement solide de Debian qui est connu pour ses robustes installations serveur - a un fort patrimoine pour des performances fiables et une évolution prévisible. À mesure que votre entreprise croît, il en est de votre réseau. Plus d'applications doivent être déployées et plusieurs serveurs sont requis. Ubuntu Server Edition offre un support pour plusieurs configurations, et simplifie le déploiement d'un serveur Linux processus. Il fournit une plate-forme intégrée qui vous permet de déployer rapidement et facilement un nouveau serveur avec un support standard des services Internet : mail, web, DNS ainsi que les services de gestion de bases de données. L'un des principaux avantages tiré du patrimoine Debian est celui de la sécurité par défaut: L'Ubuntu Server n'a pas de ports ouverts après l'installation et ne contient que les logiciels essentiels nécessaires à la construction d'un serveur sécurisé.Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-44109031036352440312009-04-16T15:26:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:29:20.777-07:00Ask now for your Ubuntu CD 9.04, it's free!Although I'm not an Ubuntu expert, but I felt the duty to inform you that the packaged OS is already available within the Ubuntu 9.04 original CD. <br />
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The truly amazing thing here is: request and delivery of CDs is completely free and without any additional cost associated with ... This is an awesome opportunity to ask for some copies to distribute between family and friends, showing the great potential of this Operating System. <br />
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Some of the novelties of this version: <br />
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<blockquote>* GNOME 2:26 the Brasero - implementing all-in-one recording CD's / DVD's process with improved handling of multiple monitors with an update in gnome-display-properties </blockquote><blockquote>* X.Org Server 1.6 </blockquote><blockquote>* New-style reports and preferences for notifications </blockquote><blockquote>* Faster Boot </blockquote><blockquote>* Linux Kernel 2.6.28-11.37 </blockquote><blockquote>* EXT4 file system Support</blockquote><blockquote>* In cloud computing (in Server Edition) </blockquote><blockquote>* Mail servers ready for use </blockquote><br />
Make your requests now!Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-86992189614184309502009-04-04T06:25:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:25:21.990-07:00How to install Java JDK 1.6 on UbuntuHello friends, <br />
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I did this tutorial for a friend who needed to install Java JDK on Ubuntu. <br />
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As you will see, it's a little long process, but thanks to my curiosity I noticed that Ubuntu has a package ready to install using your package manager. <br />
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The java command to install it: <br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: blue;"><i>$sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk</i></span><i style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: blue;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #cfe2f3;" /></i></blockquote><br />
The good thing is that Ubuntu has packages for things like flash and other softwares that are not easy to install on other distributions. <br />
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For some who want to try the long way here it is :) <br />
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1. Download the Java JDK 1.6 from Sun's site. <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp%20">http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp </a><br />
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2. Select the Java SE Development Kit (JDK) <br />
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3. This leads to a page allowing us to select the Operating System, usually I just choose Linux :). <br />
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4. Then we came to a page which shows the available packages. I click on jdk-6u13-linux-i586.bin because this version is a package resembling to a tar.gz <br />
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5. Once the newly downloaded file is here, we need to extract it to a folder named jdk1.6.0_13 (for example). <br />
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6.It's better then to move Jdk1.6.0_13 folder to /usr/local which is the standard folder for programs or GUI console. if you have problems copying the JDK, you can call with the command nautilus <br />
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<blockquote style="color: blue;"><i> $sudo nautilus <br />
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This way you can access the folder /usr/local. <br />
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7. We will proceed to add the JAVA_HOME variable to the system. To do this, open bash.bashrc file with the following command: <br />
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<blockquote><i style="color: blue;">$sudo vi /etc/bash.bashrc <br />
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At the end of the file put the following instructions. <br />
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<blockquote><i style="color: blue;">export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13 <br />
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH <br />
</i></blockquote><br />
This makes sure that the JAVA_HOME variable is always available in the system. <br />
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8. Open a new console and run the command: <br />
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<blockquote><i style="color: blue;">$java -version <br />
</i></blockquote><br />
To which we assume the following result: <br />
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<blockquote><i>java version "1.6.0_13" </i><br />
<i> Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_13-b04) </i><br />
<i> Java HotSpot (TM) Server VM (build 11.2-b01, mixed mode) </i></blockquote><br />
If it does not work: (good time to dig into Linux privileges). Here is the script you may need to use. <br />
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<blockquote><i style="color: blue;">sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13 <br />
sudo chmod -R 666 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13 <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/bin <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/db <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/demo <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/include <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/jre <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/lib <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/man <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/sample <br />
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/jdk1.6.0_13/bin/* <br />
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As you can see I'm putting 777 permission to all first level folders + files into bin directory, this leaves the rest with 666. <br />
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That would be everything. Until next time maybe :)Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-52652716210955013792009-04-02T02:42:00.000-07:002009-04-02T02:51:11.240-07:00Medibuntu repository, install non-free codecs in Ubuntu JauntyThe package non-free-codecs from <a href="http://www.medibuntu.org/">Medibuntu repository</a> provides codecs that are not distributed by Ubuntu, let's see how to install it: <br />
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* We must first install the package <b>ubuntu-restricted-extras</b> from the<br />
Ubuntu multiverse repository, in a terminal write: <br />
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<cite lang="code"><em>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras</em></cite><br />
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* Add the Medibuntu repository to the end of your source.list <br />
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<blockquote><pre><cite lang="code">## Medibuntu.
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free</cite></pre><b> </b></blockquote><br />
* Add the key put on your repository sources.list file and install the<br />
package <br />
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<blockquote><cite lang="code"><code>wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update</code></cite><br />
<cite lang="code"><code> sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs</code></cite></blockquote><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Enjoy! :)</span></span>Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-53043364023980997902009-02-23T15:16:00.000-08:002009-02-23T15:24:43.137-08:00Ubuntu 9.10 est Karmic Koala et il ne sera pas marron!En plus d'avoir un joli nom, Ubuntu 9.10 aura d'énormes améliorations à la fois dans le serveur et desktop éditions. Pour le serveur, il englobera l'API d'Amazon EC2 rendant facile pour quiconque de mettre en place leur propre Could en utilisant des outils entièrement open source. Pour le desktop, il y aura des changements: Ubuntu pourra utiliser Red Hat Plymouth boot graphique en faveur de l'Usplash. Un démarrage plus rapide est aussi envisagé.Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-44145106752381015502009-02-21T03:30:00.000-08:002009-02-21T03:57:09.341-08:00Ubuntu 9.10 (prochaine version) est nommée Karmic KoalaMark Shuttleworth fondateur de Ubuntu a révélé vendredi des plans pour Ubuntu 9.10, qui sera baptisé Karmic Koala. Le plan des développeurs était à apporter Cloud capabilities à l'édition serveur d'Ubuntu, de stimuler les performances de démarrage sur l'édition de bureau, et de continuer à travailler sur la saveur de la NETBOOK distribution.<br /><br />Ubuntu adhère à une base cyclique de temps de six mois. La prochaine version majeure, la version 9.04, la jaunty Jackalope s'oriente vers gelé et son lancement est prévu en avril. Ubuntu 9.10, qui sera la prochaine version après jaunty, est prévue pour Octobre.<br /><br />La planification de la sortie de la Karmic aura lieu lors de la prochaine Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) qui se tiendra à Barcelone en Mai. Pour de plus amples informations sur l'événement, consultez le blog de l'administrateur de la communauté Ubuntu <a href="http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/02/19/announcing-the-karmic-koala-ubuntu-developer-summit/">Jono Bacon</a>.Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-63071088867537477172009-02-18T10:31:00.000-08:002009-03-25T09:07:17.049-07:003ème Sommet Annuel de Collaboration de la Linux Foundation du 8 au 10 Avril 2009 à l'Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, CACet événement est co-localisés avec le <i>CELF Embedded Linux Conference</i> et le <i>Linux Storage and Filesystem Workshop.</i><br /><br />Le Sommet est une collaboration exclusive, sur invitation seulement de la collecte des esprits les plus brillants dans Linux, y compris les développeurs du noyau de base, les entreteneurs de distribution, les éditeurs de logiciels, les utilisateurs finaux, les fournisseurs de systèmes et d'autres organisations communautaires.<br /><br />Elle est la seule conférence destinée à accélérer la collaboration et à encourager l'émergence de solutions en rassemblant un véritable échantillon de dirigeants qui se rencontrent face à face pour faire face et résoudre les problèmes les plus pressants de Linux aujourd'hui.<br /><br />Le sommet de collaboration de la Linux Foundation est conçu avec un objectif en tête: la collaboration. Elle est la seule conférence qui réunit les membres de la communauté de tous les aspects de l'écosystème Linux pour travailler ensemble.<br /><br />L'ordre du jour du sommet sera comme suit:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moblin</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qRo5TYbDvUedngB7sqrkSa1Bk9CDvKpgsu-j2HAurLIH2Ubj3MjENxtqWFsPwBAuvFtTgNUiD7wvzESbmo4LGZ39c24kbTytCynK09-si-CL-JrqToL9noWI4-nNOmoaDaCULHTJrS6/s1600-h/logo_moblin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qRo5TYbDvUedngB7sqrkSa1Bk9CDvKpgsu-j2HAurLIH2Ubj3MjENxtqWFsPwBAuvFtTgNUiD7wvzESbmo4LGZ39c24kbTytCynK09-si-CL-JrqToL9noWI4-nNOmoaDaCULHTJrS6/s320/logo_moblin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317157312904831874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Autres pistes:</span><br />Systèmes de fichiers, Green Linux, calcul haute performance, la qualité du noyau, des éditeurs de logiciels Linux, Linux Standard Base, OpenPrinting, de la planification pour l'avenir de Linux, des systèmes de gestion de localisation et de virtualisation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Qui devrait y assister:</span><br />Les membres de Linux Foundation<br />Hauts membres de la communauté Linux<br />ISVs<br />Utilisateurs finaux<br />Fournisseurs de systèmes<br />Les développeurs du noyau<br />Distribution MaintainersHanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-91851561152673137962009-01-06T05:40:00.000-08:002009-01-06T06:07:25.107-08:00Linux kernel version 2.6.28 is now availableWith the advent of version 2.6.28 of the Linux kernel for Christmas, Linux community members/users have received a gift of consistent size: more than ten million lines of code.<br />This OS version provides significant improvements in the management of graphics processors, memory and discs. Of particular note is the integration of ext4 file system, successor to ext3. All promise huge gains in performance. Like with any update, it comes surrounded by a bunch of improved drivers.Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-38576770401969718132008-11-22T05:58:00.000-08:002009-03-25T09:04:35.623-07:00How To Do C and C++ Programming in Ubuntu 8.10 Linux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLVOqP369Shj7EHuzN8mJi7V9nR3anIrUB0ToGektieadbP8nWgDYMKitDUBuXOtTzCzp6LEbE0GT7JYQBy6g1Gva_yg57LLdfaaJFFtXQr_A3B3CiCneFTGoZzgg2QDCqvCOQnwOOU6K/s1600-h/Screenshot-bst.c+-+-home-hanen-Programs+-+Geany.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLVOqP369Shj7EHuzN8mJi7V9nR3anIrUB0ToGektieadbP8nWgDYMKitDUBuXOtTzCzp6LEbE0GT7JYQBy6g1Gva_yg57LLdfaaJFFtXQr_A3B3CiCneFTGoZzgg2QDCqvCOQnwOOU6K/s320/Screenshot-bst.c+-+-home-hanen-Programs+-+Geany.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317156842164545298" border="0" /></a>Open console and type:<p>sudo apt-get install g++ g++-4.2 </p><p>If you want an IDE like Turbo C in windows:</p><p>Type:</p><p>sudo apt-get install geany</p><p>GEANY is a good C programming Integrated Development Environment (IDE) in Linux like turbo c in windows. Take geany from Programming tab.</p><p>If you don't want an IDE you must use console to compile your program. Enter the program in a text editor. Save it with extension .c 0r cpp.<br /></p><p>To compile a C or C++ Program.</p><p>open terminal</p><p>Then go to the directory using cd command. Type:</p><p>g++ fileaname.c or g++ filename.cpp </p><p>Then</p><p>./a.out</p>Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066819479390625457.post-38165928443619106442008-11-15T07:34:00.000-08:002008-11-15T08:18:54.066-08:00Linux on Mobile & Embedded DevicesI think it's time to think of Linux on mobile devices. Linux was earlier considered as a non-user friendly platform so it didn't find its place in mobile devices which have mass usage. But now, the scenario has changed, Linux has been developed beyond its limitations. But still it hasn't found place on mobile devices.<br /><br />The latest news says Nokia N 810 internet tablet will run <span style="font-weight: bold;">UBUNTU<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uFExe7YBmnZkstPh0LpTV-c4AF7ZWTRu4Qqc-SJ7ltDuebs6S5orQMUaLU1EmqXzI6eoyRMmKfEWjzwd-ZzmqCPkphPzaSbk0sgpxFPGrQXOBBLDPuwrw9VYqCXRWBnAj8gS1R3v5Z8B/s1600-h/ubutunokia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uFExe7YBmnZkstPh0LpTV-c4AF7ZWTRu4Qqc-SJ7ltDuebs6S5orQMUaLU1EmqXzI6eoyRMmKfEWjzwd-ZzmqCPkphPzaSbk0sgpxFPGrQXOBBLDPuwrw9VYqCXRWBnAj8gS1R3v5Z8B/s320/ubutunokia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268910282054074210" border="0" /></a>Linux based devices have many advantages over proprietary operating systems like Windows Mobile, Symbian, etc.<br /><br />First of all, the cost factor: It will cut down the cost when manufactured in a large scale. It's even possible to build a Linux platform and sell it for $5 which is much less compared to cost of Windows Mobile.<br /><br />Second reason: The customer can customize and modify the interface as he likes and softwares will be freely available.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a target="_blank" href="http://code.google.com/android/">Google Android</a> </span>is the first complete, open, and free mobile platform which is built by the Open Handset Alliance, collaborative effort of many companies which are Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel and NVIDIA with the goal to develop open standards for mobile devices.<br />T-Mobile & Google unveiled the first Android Phone T1.<br /><br />Samsung and Trolltech showcased the world's first 3G smartphone based on Linux platform at the 3GSM World Congress. Nokia bought the Norwegian software company Trolltech this year for $153 million. Now, Nokia & Trolltech's technologies released Qt Extended 4.4 which is a complete mobile and embedded development platform developed from the open source Qt toolkit.<br />Nokia's Linux-based internet tablets will soon gain faster processors and built-in 3G cellular modems. Nokia executive director Ari Jaaksi announced at the Open Source in Mobile show that Nokia will include 3G/HSPA capabilities to an OMAP3-optimized Maemo 5 release for the web tablets.<br /><br />New Linux-based subnotebooks & internet tablets like the Asus Eee PC, have gained popularity. Motorola is one of mobile companies which have ardently embraced Linux for most of its latest releases which include Motorola RAZR2 V8, Motorola Rokr E8, Motorola U9 and many more.<br /><br />In the immediate future we can expect to have much cheaper phones with Linux platform....<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Hanen Ben Rhoumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767110956631803301noreply@blogger.com0