I do not know if either of those applications exist -- I have not looked into it. If they do exist, they do not seem like the type of application you would need root access to install or use -- neither of them requires escalated privileges to run.<br>
<br>You only need root to do things that a regular user is prohibited from doing -- things like modify the network routing tables, open low ports, modify the / partition, or remove the vendor provided bloat-ware.<br><br>Jeff<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Yaron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tclug@freakzilla.com" target="_blank">tclug@freakzilla.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I can only speak for Android, but...<br>
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First of all, there are some apps that require root access. Some of them are mundane, but some like Titanium Backup are practically essential.<br>
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Also, a lot of Android devices come pre-loaded with a lot of uninstallable bloatware. With root access you can remove that.<br>
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One of the main reasons I root my devices is, well, they're MY devices. I should have full access to them. It doesn't hurt that the modded ROMs I use are already rooted.<br>
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I'm not sure how many colours Android'd Terminal Emulator supports, but there are developer-specific terminal apps. I don't know that there's a native emacs for Android, though, but I also have no idea why you'd want to run emacs on a tablet or phone or anything without a physical keyboard. There's a reason people say EMACS stands for "Escape Meta Alt Ctrl Shift".<div class="im">
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2013, Olwe Bottorff wrote:<br>
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So then, what does getting superuser access get me? I assume it's like<br>
having sudo -s or "root" privileges on the tablet. But then what can I do<br>
with such power? I'd like a terminal with 256 colors and Emacs 24. on board<br>
native. Can I then install these?<br>
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O<br>
GM,MN <br>
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Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux on a tablet?<br>
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At least with Android, you already have Linux on your tablet. Android<br>
uses Linux as it's base operating system then adds a Java/Native mix<br>
of user interface on top of that. The confusion comes in that many<br>
stock Android installations prevent or limit your access to the Linux<br>
portions. There are Apps in the Google Play store that will get you a<br>
Linux console, but it's usually pretty limited in it's privileges.<br>
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"Rooting" your tablet/phone allows you to have root access to this<br>
Linux. Basically you are replacing the manufactures OS with one that<br>
has been built from the open source, and allows you superuser access. <br>
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Subject: [tclug-list] Linux on a tablet?<br>
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I'm confused about having linux on a tablet. I've seen<br>
instructions for how to "root" your, say, Nexus 10. What does<br>
this do? I'd like to put a linux on a tablet and be able to use<br>
Emacs (for org-mode!) and a terminal. Does "rooting" a tablet<br>
give me some sort of linux with touch screen capabilities? Or is<br>
it just a regular linux on a laptop from that point?<br>
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O<br>
GM,MN<br>
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