I would like to install Ubuntu on my Nexus 10 / Manta using? kernel version 6.1.4

[Mario Marietto]

ok. So is there something I can try,on the basis of the information that
they made available ? Unfortunately they don't reply to my messages and
they haven't provided documentation.

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> At Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:06:17 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not
> for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 at 14:36, Mario Marietto <marietto2008 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Can I also install a Linux distro like Ubuntu ?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > I could go into lots more detail as to why, but the answer is: no.
> >
> > Arm devices do not have standard firmware like PCs and Macs. Therefore
> > every Arm OS must be individually ported to every single different
> > model of Arm device. And there are thousands of them.
> >
> > So, no, you can't install Arm OSes onto random devices.
> >
> > There are a handful of phone OSes. Look into them. E.g. PostmarketOS.
> >
> > There are also special Arm distros for Arm kit. Read up on Armbian.
>
> It is possible to install Ubuntu on *selected* ARM SBCs, but the SBC maker
> needs to provide the suitably setup and configured Ubuntu image for that
> board.  If the maker does not have an "Ubuntu" image (or installer) for
> their
> board, you are not going to just randomly install a "stock" Ubuntu.
>
> Note: all of the generic user-mode code will work from the standard repos
> (including base Debian repos).
>
> The kernel and boot "magic" needs to be customized for the SBC processor
> and
> "chipset" (on-chip / on-board I/O). Many ARM SBCs use uBoot (not all --
> RPis
> don't) and generally use a device tree overlay. You generally need a
> "custom
> built" kernel and/or the proper device tree overlay(ies). And uBoot itself,
> installed on the boot/install media. uBoot is compariable to grub, but the
> ARM
> boot ROMs are not as standardized as x86 "PC" BIOS/UEFI ROMs, so there is
> not
> anything like a standard "install on anything" or "boot on anything" image
> --
> each ARM SBC "family" has its own boot/install media eg RPi images work on
> Raspberry Pis, Orange Pi images work on Orange Pis, Banana Pi images work
> on
> Banana Pis, etc. *Some* are consistent across models (RPi, beagleboards),
> but
> others use separate images for each model (there are separate images for
> each
> model and an image for one won't work on another model in the same "family"
> [make]).
>
> >
>
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Mario.
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