On 4 November 2013 19:40, Cláudio Sampaio <pat...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Dmitrijs Ledkovs <x...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> >> Once everything is ported and works, and the device is official indeed >> "end-users" only need ubuntu-system to flash their device for the >> first time, later they can upgrade using OTA updates UI. >> >> For bootstrapping a new device, e.g. Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013, any >> community ports. One will need to start off with cdimage-legay >> (optionally) and/or cdimage-touch. >> >> Thus removing support / fallbacks to cdimage-touch / cdimage-legacy >> will effectively prevent us from starting new ports for new devices. >> Unused by default, but very much needed for: >> 1) day-to-day for unofficial ports >> 2) for starting new official or unofficial port =)))) >> >> I hope above reasoning clears things up. >> >> If you are using phablet-flash with nexus device as a "user" rather >> than "porter to new devices", flash it once and use over the air >> updates and/or system-image-update CLI to wipe device clean. >> phablet-flash is only needed on nexus device for the initial first >> provisioning of unlcoked device that only has android installed on it. > > > The "Magic" of open-source is that I can use the device as I can see fit. > And I want to use it as regular Ubuntu, installing and deinstalling as I see > fit and with root access. Via ssh if needed. Do I have to abdicate from it? > Ubuntu Touch is of no value to me if I cannot use it as a real system - to > me it seems a locked-down system with read-only root partition is not a real > system. > > Please say it is not so. The very reason I am an enthusiast of this system > is due to the power of having a real linux system in my cellphone, just as I > had with my (now dead) N900.
Sure you can, you will just have to update your base image with apt-get tools. System image updates, and delta updates are only supported on read-only configuration. You can flip between RW and RO, but then you get to keep all broken pieces if a delta update fails to apply. I do not know how Ubuntu Touch compares with N900 OS architecture design. Regards, Dmitrijs. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
