Just hit 1000 Sales

I have just clocked up 1000 sales (including both backtrack and ubuntu sales) and would like to thank everyone that has support the project so far, its great to see such a response to something that started so small and I hope it continues to grow!

So thank you once again everyone who has bought my app and lets hope it keeps as strong so I can find the time to keep working hard on bringing new and easy ways of getting linux on your android devices!

Hopefully later tonight the GUI build will be ready but a note that it will not be unity to start with as there are issues with it, so for now the GUI will be LXDE until this bugs are fixed.

[UPDATE] 12.04 test images hit Source-forge!

[UPDATE]
core image is now online sorry about that
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/12.04/core/ubuntu12-core-180212.zip/download

Well after much posting saying that I will be building new images, and nothing happening for a while, the day has come.

In the past I have built my images from 10.10 and people have asked why I havn't updated this was because I was waiting for a buildable version of 12.04, which I have finally got working.

These images are purely for TESTING and in no way stable (after all 12.04 is only alpha 2 right now!) but I will be uploading images to source forge for you all to test if you wish.

New releases will be made to follow the releases of milestone versions of main Ubuntu (i.e alpha, beta etc) and possibly other releases between then as I make changes reading the build as a final build once the final official version is released. Until the final release if you wish something that is stable please stick to my 10.10 images, however the 10.10 images will no longer be updated. Before you post a bug please check on the Ubuntu bugs to see if it is something Ubuntu related and not related to just my build.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/TechnicalOverview/Alpha2

There will be two types of build 'core' and 'full'.

The 'core' images include only the most basic Ubuntu build with no GUI (however tightvncserver is set up if you wish to install one).

This is perfect if you do not want a GUI or want to install everything yourself, plus the download is much smaller

The 'full' images include a GUI and a range of programs, for now these images are like the old 'lightweight' images. 

But once we hit stable release I will build a larger image with the complete range of software.

The first core image is now live with a full image coming hopefully tomorrow!

For now enjoy :)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/12.04/

What have I been up to???

So the its been a good few days since I have posted, so what have I been up to?
Well firstly today I released a 2.0.1 update for the backtrack app as there was a error which meant it downloaded the wrong boot script.

Other than this there is yet to be more updates primarily because its once again Uni assignment time, which means my free time is very limited. But trust me I have plenty ideas for future releases which include a few of the following some of which i have started to already work on, these include:

• New updates to the boot script to make it work no matter where you put it!
• New updates to the multi-boot system to make it far smarter and less bugy
• Brand New 12.04 (alpha 2) 'test' image
• Working device database
• Plus more that I have forgot about at the moment.

So don't worry the project isn't dieing or anything simply slowing down for a week or so (possibly 2) while I do Uni work, then I am right back in to the project!
as always if you have anything you would like to see in future releases please post!

Ubuntu Installer Free 2.0 released

The new version of the free installer has now been released, featuring the same UI as the other installers and updated download links to source forge. The app also features a feature list comparing what you get in the free and paid apps.

If you have the free app installed check for updates now!
And if you are reading this and don't have my free or paid ubuntu apps then download and try it!

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zpwebsites.ubuntuinstall

(might take a few minutes for the new version to show up, but its loaded!)

Backtrack installer 2.0 live!

The 2.0 update for Backtrack installer has just dropped on the marketplace!
Get it while its hot.
And for those that have not bought it yet, with this update the price point has been changed to 99p to be inline with the Ubuntu paid image.
You can have both Ubuntu and Backtrack on your sdcard at the same time (so long as you have the free space) so if you fancy trying a different linux distro get it while its hot!

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zpwebsites.backtrackinstallguide

Backtrack V5 image cooked

The new version of the backtrack image is now cooked and ready, I shall be uploading tonight/tomorrow and then just have to finish up the app itself and then all will be ready to release.

A few have asked what are my plans after 2.0
Well I shall for atleast a week or so have to slow down development as this terms assignments have been released for a few of my Uni modules, so need to get these out of the way.
After that its back on the apps, a few features I will look to include are:

• Set location of the boot script/image for one click boot feature
• Mount both internal and external storage on a wider range of devices
• App automatically will create folder, download image and extract at the push of a button (this one will take some work but will get there for sure)

If there is anything else you would like to see in future releases please let me know!

Backtrack 2.0 in the works

I have decided to wait to push the free Ubuntu update until I have updated the Backtrack app, as I think it would be very much unfair to those that have paid to not get updates before those that haven't. The change log for the backtrack update will look something like this:


*User can set screen size on boot
*Brand new UI To make the whole thing more useable
*New 'one click boot' feature to allow quick booting from either the widget or inside the app
*New widget to activate the one click boot
*App install guide changed in light of 'one click boot'
*Fixed keyboard mapping of random letters

It is of cause subject to change before really but should give you a good idea of whats to come.
With the release of the update I shall also be permanently changing the apps price to 99p to keep it inline with the paid version of the Ubuntu app. A release should be finished by the end of the weekend with then the free Ubuntu app being pushed shortly after that.