Ubuntu in your hands: The Going Ons at UBports
summary
Ubuntu Touch is actively rebased (from 15.04→16.04→focal) with efforts to replace upstart deps and support systemd and apparmor; hardware partners include Pine64, Fairphone and devices like the PinePhone, and the Ubiports installer covers many phones. The platform ships Mir, Libertine, clickable packages and a QEMU VM in a click that runs with KVM on tablets, and supports Android apps via Waydroid runs Goat Simulator. Tools for contributors: cross-builder and a Platform Development Kit; camera, mediahub and repowerd are all working pieces.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to UBports
- 2:03Platform state and partners
- 5:03Goals and design philosophy
- 7:14System architecture and apps
- 9:53Lifecycle and compatibility
- 10:52Porting to new devices
- 13:32Under the hood of Halium
- 16:25Application development
- 21:04Platform development tools
- 22:40Key platform components
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