Ubuntu 11.10 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

As a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 user, have you tried to intall the Linux on your device? This article willl tell you how to intall Ubuntu 11.10 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. install ubuntu 11.10 samsung galaxy tab 10.1 linux

If you are a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 users, you may want to intall Ubuntu on your device. Want to have a try? This article will tell you how to install Ubuntu 11.10 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Here is the tutorial in the following. http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/29/ubuntu-demonstrated-running-on-galaxy-tab-10-1-summarily-dubbed/

How to Install Ubuntu 11.10 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?

Step 1. First download Ubuntu package and save it on your desktop. The package contains bootlinux, fsrw, mountonly, ubuntu.img, ubuntu.sh and unionfs. Please note that the file size is 762 MB.

Step 2. Now extract the files from the package you just downloaded.

Step 3. Now connect your tab to the computer, mount SD card and make a new folder "Ubuntu" on SD card root.

Step 4. Once done, copy all the extracted files to Ubuntu folder in SD card root.

Step 5. Now unmount the card, but leave the Samsung Galaxy Tab plugged in.

Step 6. Now launch Command Prompt on your computer and change directory to /SDK/tools. Use C:/Sdk/tools or wherever your SDK tools for Android are located.

Step 7. Now type

adb shell

su

Step 8: Once the # sign appears, type

sh ./ubuntu.sh

Step 9: Now wait for the procedure to finish and enter.

bootlinux

Step 10: Once you get the prompt root@localhost, it means that you have successfully flashed Ubuntu image on your Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Step 11: Now assuming that you already have Android VNC setup, type the following commands:

rm -rf /tmp/.X*

export USER=root

vncserver -geometry 1280x800

Now you have successfully installed the Ubuntu 11.10 on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Here we have to warn you again, you must understand what you are doing now. You have to do it at your risk. Hope it is helpful. Have fun with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.