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Video: Plasma Active Two on my Samsung tablet

Posted by Fettoosh on · 2 comments
Kubuntu Forums; By Steve Riley
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For the new folks joining KFN, here's the history behind me trying to get Linux -- any Linux -- to run on this goofy tablet. Finally!

At long last...behold!

Video

First attempt, described at Ubuntu Forums

A post chronicling some experimentation with UEFI (on ThinkPads, but relevant as the Samsung is UEFI)

Initial, if incomplete, success at getting Ubuntu to boot

My rant about Microsoft "accidentally" sending me a 1099, claiming I owed taxes on the tablet

Balsam's build of Plasma Active Two, running but mostly non-functional

First actual useful install, KFN post created with Kubuntu Active

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Comments (2)

I think the coolest part of this is that he managed to work around the UEFI issues. The UEFI standard for ARM processors that Microsoft pushed explicitly calls for not being able to change the OS. Nice to know that may not actually be the case, at least on some devices.
... And for those who believe a tablet is more convenient in many situations would say the coolest part is running any desktop application any where any time and on the go.



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