Portal:Software
From AlwaysInnovating
This page intends to gather all the wiki information about software running on the Touch Book.
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Always Innovating OS
- Read the changelog and important informations about the latest 2010-03.a release
- Check the list of packages of your AIOS version: 2010-03.a, 2010-01.b, 2010-01.a, 2009-12.a, 2009-11.a, 2009-09.c, 2009-09.b, 2009-09.a, 2009-08.a
- See our software roadmap
- Install new applications on the Touch Book
Applications
- Learn more about the 2010-09.a special features
- Get the full list of the applications installed
- Test the specific features of each browser
Settings
Almost everything is accessible from your control panel and the System menu
- Know your AIOS version and check for new updates
- Adjust the brightness, sound volume, and time
- Set up the Wi-Fi connection and the Xorg parameters
- Learn the keyboards shortcuts
- Choose what applications to launch at startup
- Manage the user accounts
Core Architecture
- Explore the booting mechanism, and the kernel or u-boot configuration
- List the files on the SD card and in the AI release folder
- Learn about the multi-boot reinstall feature and the OS architecture
- Reinstall the OS directly on the Touch Book, from another computer or from a USB thumb
- Revert the OS to a previous version
- Boot with the beagleboard angstrom or create your Angstrom-based image
Development
- Take your code and develop your own AIOS application
- Cross-compile OpenOffice.org and Chromium on your host machine, use Qemu, connect a serial cable on the device or take benefit of the USB OTG gadget
- Develop Java or Erlang applications
- Leverage the 3D from OpenGL to create new apps like TbWakeBreaker
- Compile the whole AIOS yourself, or build separately the kernel, u-boot, and x-load
- Explore the possibilities of the accelerometer, the touchscreen, and play with the screen rotation
Other Operating Systems
Various OS are being ported to the Touch Book. Got a new one to test? Learn how to install it.
| OS | Version | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Maverick | Working | still needs more core optimization |
| Android | 2.3 | Working | |
| Chromium OS | 0.10 | Working | |
| Mer | Proof of concept | ||
| Gentoo | Working | ||
| RISC OS | Working |
