Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Mehul Ved
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Mayuresh wrote: > 1. How easy/difficult it is to use xterm on such phones. Well, it seems to > be an installable app on android, though don't know how usable it is with > virtual keyboard occupying screen area. I occasionally use Xterm on N900, > but it has a keybo

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Mayuresh
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 07:43:08PM +0530, Mehul Ved wrote: > I didn't find it particularly useful. I do try to use it as and when > possible but still prefer using my laptop. But, really depends on how > deep you want to go with it. Quite a lot can be fiddled around with, > especially after rooti

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Shyamgopal Kundapurkar
My usage pattern is, if laptop is on, I'll prefer to do any work on the > mobile (administration, copying files to/from the device, playing > multimedia contents etc.) by sshing to it from laptop, for which I need > Linux-like environment on the phone. > > Mayuresh, __NO__ company makes mobile pho

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Darth Chatri
On 15 October 2012 07:54, Mayuresh wrote: > > My usage pattern is, if laptop is on, I'll prefer to do any work on the > mobile (administration, copying files to/from the device, playing > multimedia contents etc.) by sshing to it from laptop, for which I need > Linux-like environment on the phon

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Darth Chatri
On 13 October 2012 15:52, Mayuresh wrote: > > Kind of zeroed on a few models of Samsung - Galaxy Ace / S / Y etc and > might choose one of them. > Samsung android offerings are notoriously difficult to root, compared to others. All the functionality that you are talking about would be much easier

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Darth Chatri
On 15 October 2012 09:30, Shyamgopal Kundapurkar wrote: > My usage pattern is, if laptop is on, I'll prefer to do any work on the >> mobile (administration, copying files to/from the device, playing >> multimedia contents etc.) by sshing to it from laptop, for which I need >> Linux-like environmen

Re: [PLUG] Can I get these Linux capabilities on Android?

2012-10-14 Thread Mandar Vaze / मंदार वझे
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Mayuresh wrote: > On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 07:43:08PM +0530, Mehul Ved wrote: > > > I didn't find it particularly useful. I do try to use it as and when > > possible but still prefer using my laptop. But, really depends on how > > deep you want to go with it. Quite