[ericfrederich]

Ubuntu wanted to do this but it never went anywhere... and they didn't open source their code. What an absolute shame.

I really loved the idea of it. You had the whole Android / Java / Bionic runtime sharing the same kernel as your GNU stuff. They had a way that you could even access your Android stuff from within your desktop environment like apps, contacts, text messages, etc.

[j605]

It is open source and it is being continued at https://ubports.com/

[dharma1]

I think he might be talking about Ubuntu for Android, which was classic Ubuntu running on an Android phone, predating Ubuntu Touch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_for_Android

It worked on Galaxy S4, and Samsung were really close to shipping it on every S4. It never did ship though, and the project was abandoned. A couple of people who worked on it tried to push for open sourcing it, but I don't think it ever was open sourced.

You could hook it up to an external monitor with an MHL-HDMI cable. Of course the SoC wasn't as beefy as ones we have now, but it was pretty OK.