<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><font size="3">So then, what does getting superuser access get me? I assume it's like having sudo -s or "root" </font>privileges on the tablet. But then what can I do with such power? I'd like a terminal with 256 colors and Emacs 24. on board native. Can I then install these?</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><font size="3"><br></font></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><font size="3">O</font></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><font
size="3">GM,MN </font></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Wayne Johnson <wdtj@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Olwe Bottorff <galanolwe@yahoo.com>; TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>; TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list@mn-linux.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 15, 2013 8:33 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [tclug-list] Linux on a tablet?<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv303857059"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least with Android, you already have Linux on your tablet. Android uses Linux as it's base operating system then adds a Java/Native mix of user interface on top of that. The confusion comes in that many stock Android installations prevent or limit your access to the Linux portions. There are Apps in the Google Play store that will get you a Linux console, but it's usually pretty limited in it's privileges.<br><br>"Rooting" your tablet/phone allows you to have root access to this Linux. Basically you are replacing the manufactures OS with one that has been built from the open source, and allows you superuser access. </div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"
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<div id="yiv303857059"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>I'm confused about having linux on a tablet. I've seen instructions for how to "root" your, say, Nexus 10. What does this do? I'd like to put a linux on a tablet and be able to use Emacs (for org-mode!) and a terminal. Does "rooting" a tablet give me some sort of linux with touch screen capabilities? Or is it just a regular linux on a laptop from that point?</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">O</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">GM,MN</div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div>
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