"Gone fishing"

This is me signing off to get ready for holiday, I shall be leaving tomorrow and be back in a week at which point we shall get the next update ready which is going to be a big one!

Thank you all, see you in a week!

Ubuntu Installer Free updated to V3

Yes its time for the free app to get a nice little update bumping it up to v3

The change log:

*Added torrent links and Download links for 12.04 Images! and v7 script
*Complete rebuild of app
*Added built in busybox so no longer need to install it yourself! (only working with 1204 v7 boot script, will work with other distros in next update)
*New changelog viewer, not much to see but it will be much easier updating it in the future.
*Install guide updated to reflect the new Ubuntu images, and the fact that Ubuntu 12.04 is now stable

This will be one of the last 'big' updates for the free apps as it should now be very stable and includes all the stuff need to manually install and run Ubuntu. No new features will be added to the free app (Although when 12.10 hits stable this will be included) unless bugs come up and need to be fixed

Looking for Grammar/Spelling checker/People to translate

As you may have noticed the new v3 versions of the apps include Dutch translations for the guides, and we would like to take this further and translate natively to a range of languages.

As such we are looking for people that can easily translate text from English to other languages, NOT just using google translate or other software but rather people who either natively speak or are fluent in other languages other than English or Dutch. All you will need to do is translate the text in the app for us (we will simply a file with all text to be translated) and in return you will get a free copy of all the complete installer. We would also like to be able to contact you in future to translate any new text that is added to the apps.

I also would like to find someone that will grammar and spelling check the English version of the text as it has been pointed out there are issues, this is down to me being very dyslexic and thus not seeing these issues. You would get the same as translators and once again we would like to keep you on for future text etc.

If anyone is interested please email me zac@zpwebsites.com for more information!

Updates to come / whats going down in the next month

There is alot of work in the mill for the next release for the start of next month, so until then I thought I would just let you all know whats going to be happening in the next few weeks/month.

I have now started my exams (first exam was today) and these will be going on for the next two weeks during which I will not have so much time for the project, however in this time my plan is to get the last few apps up to v3, this includes the free apps and the paid backtrack app.

I shall then be taking a week holiday the week after my exams, after which it will be time to get down to hard work! 

So expect updates for the apps that havnt got to v3 in the next few weeks, then likely a brake of a week or two with no updates but then there will be the next wave of 'big' updates which will feature alot of customisation for the linux images (including settings screen size etc via the app).

I will be on holiday from the 27th of May until the 4th of June so there will be no customer support during this time (all support tickets will simply get a email stating this during that time) so if you have questions etc best ask them sooner or wait till after that week :)   

Complete Linux Installer updated to v3.0.1

This is just a small update to fix the issue where the debian install guide was crashing the app.

Ubuntu Installer Paid updated to v3

This includes a whole host of updates bring it back in line with the complete installer updates, these updates include:


Ubuntu Installer Paid:

• Added torrent links and uploaded 1204 images to v2 and boot script to v7
• Added built in busybox so no longer need to install it yourself! (only working with 1204 v7 boot script, will work with other distros in next update)
• New changelog viewer, not much to see but it will be much easier updating it in the future.
• Completely rebuilt app from the ground up!

Ubuntu v7 boot script:

• md5 file checking if found in the same directory as the image (md5 file now included in zip of each image file) This can take some time to excute but will make sure the image is not currpt! (will only do it on first use once its checked the md5 file is deleted)
• Improved error handling
• Now uses built in busybox within app

Ubuntu 12.04 v2 images:

• Now boot using a normal user (call ubuntu), on first boot it will ask for you to set your own admin password for using running things as root. (thanks to barryflanagan for this!)
• Images now once again ask if you wish to save the screen size as default
• Ubuntu updated to newest updates
• Images include md5 files to check image
• +Plus possibly other tweaks I cant remember!

Complete Linux Installer updated to V3 And can now be bought via paypal!

The Complete Linux Installer has been updated to v3, while there are no new features that app has been completely rebuilt from the ground up (something that's been worked on for some time) allowing feature updates and new features to be added easily.

As always this can be download from the market.

But with this release comes a new set up letting you buy the app via a new store! Payment can be taken buy either google checkout or paypal so you no longer need access to the market to buy the app or need a google account either (i.e user paypal :) ).
The new store can be viewed here http://www.androidlicenser.com/app_page/84 where you can buy the app, if this is successful then I will likely bring the other paid apps here to but this is for now a test to see how well it goes.

The Paid Ubuntu app will be updated soon, I was planning to release this yesterday but decided to wait to release the v3 version of the paid app hopefully tomorrow.

New Support/feedback system!

I have set up the project a account with User voice, a service that gives ticket support, knowledge base and feature request systems.
This will allow you all to submit any new features you would like to see in new updates or submit a ticket if you have a problem! (A much easier way of handling support than just normal email).

You will notice on the blog there is now a 'feedback and support' button in the bottom corner of your screen, you can click this to use the user voice system or you can access the site via http://linuxonandroid.uservoice.com/ to vote on features and view the knowledge base etc!

You can also still email for support but this must be done using the email address: tickets@linuxonandroid.uservoice.com

The knowledge base and user voice site will be populated with the faq and more info and this will replace the faq on the blog at the moment.

For now please think about any features you would like to see and submit them! also vote on others as only those with votes will likely make it into a build

Complete Linux Installer updated to v2.6

The complete linux installer has been updated to v2.6 and is the first app to get a few updates that will be across all and some other apps.
Namely busybox installed within the app! After the next update for all apps busybox will be built in the apps to prevent the range of errors from busybox not being installed or being installed in the wrong location for the script etc. For this to work it is important to use the boot script that is downloadable from in that app and that app only! i.e the complete installer boot script will not with in the ubuntu free app.

The ubuntu 12.04 images have now also been updates to v2 (change log below) which will be included in the paid ubuntu app and the free ubuntu app with there next update!

All apps in the next updates will have source forge and torrent download links!

Changes log:
Complete linux installer:

• Added torrent links and uploaded 1204 images to v2 and boot script to v7
• Added built in busybox so no longer need to install it yourself! (only working with 1204 v7 boot script, will work with other distros in next update)
• New changelog viewer, not much to see but it will be much easier updating it in the future.

Ubuntu v7 boot script:

• md5 file checking if found in the same directory as the image (md5 file now included in zip of each image file) This can take some time to excute but will make sure the image is not currpt! (will only do it on first use once its checked the md5 file is deleted)
• Improved error handling
• Now uses built in busybox within app

Ubuntu 12.04 v2 images:

• Now boot using a normal user (call ubuntu), on first boot it will ask for you to set your own admin password for using running things as root. (thanks to barryflanagan for this!)
• Images now once again ask if you wish to save the screen size as default
• Ubuntu updated to newest updates
• Images include md5 files to check image
• +Plus possibly other tweaks I cant remember!

Enjoy the updates and look forward to the update to the paid ubuntu app in the next few days :)

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