Ubuntu Core on Nexus 7

The core of the Ubuntu Desktop has been enabled on the Nexus 7 tablet to serve as a developer reference platform. As Mark writes on his blog:

• So I think it’s time to look at the core of Ubuntu and review it through a mobile lens: let’s measure our core platform by mobile metrics, things like battery life, number of running processes, memory footprint, and polish the rough edges that we find when we do that. The tighter we can get the core, the better we will do on laptops and the cloud, too.

Ubuntu is getting back to basics and we'll use the 13.04 cycle to get Ubuntu Core leaner and meaner. Below, you'll find a collection of resources to help you get started. We'd love your contributions!

Get Involved

Ubuntu Core on the Nexus 7 is a unique opportunity for Ubuntu. The Nexus 7 is an inexpensive device which allows us to make sure that Ubuntu Core runs great on a tablet device. Together we can focus on one device, one chipset, one hardware configuration and get Ubuntu Core just run great on it.

You can help us out! No matter if you just want to test, debug, profile or hack on the device.

Start Here

• Install Ubuntu on the Nexus 7

• Using the Device

• Known Issues

• Developer Resources

Questions? If you have questions about testing out Ubuntu on the Nexus 7, please post them on http://askubuntu.com/questions/ask?tags=mobile - you can see a list of these tagged questions at http://askubuntu.com/questions/tagged/mobile

Bugs? Please file bugs with ubuntu-bug (instructions for how to do this are at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs) and tag your bugs with 'mobile' (list of Ubuntu bugs tagged 'mobile').

Status? you can check out the work items status for the Nexus 7 in Raring.