The Ubuntu TV is a concept television design unveiled at CES 2012 on January 9th, 2012. Not much is known about the product yet, and Canonical is still looking for manufacturers. You can learn more about the TV by viewing its introductory video at ubuntu.com/tv.
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What is Ubuntu TV?
As the titles says, what is Ubuntu TV and what are the main differences / advantages compared with any media center out there?
Bruno Pereira
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How do I install Ubuntu TV on my computer?
I have a media PC connected to my TV at home. How do I install Ubuntu TV on this PC?
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Would Ubuntu TV work outside USA when installed on a PC?
I've seen the blurbs about Ubuntu TV being able to receive from cable and it has EPG and so on, and I'd love to install it on a regular PC that is currently running Windows Media Center.
I don't merely want to have a media player; I specifically…
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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In which countries would Ubuntu TV be made available?
Will Ubuntu TV be made available outside of UK/USA when it is released for public use? For example in Germany?
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How do I un-install Ubuntu TV
Before I jump into the deep end of the pool and install this wonderful looking media app. My concerns are it's stability and my ability to revert my system back to it's pre-ubuntuTV state.
Are there any detailed 'un-install' instructions? or is my…
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Will Ubuntu TV be offered in different desktop environments?
Will Ubuntu TV run on all available desktop environments? Which environments will Ubuntu TV run on?
Bruno Pereira
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Is there going to be a way to get ubuntu TV on a normal TV?
Will there be a way to get all the features of an Ubuntu TV onto a regular TV by hooking up a computer to your TV?
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Does any TV work with Ubuntu TV or only specific ones (Hardware requirements)
I have a 1080p TV and was wondering if there is some kind of specific hardware for Ubuntu TV or any technical specifications for it that I should know. Will it work correctly with a 1080p TV with HDMI or does it work with only a group of TVs.
What…
Luis Alvarado
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Which ARM SoC are supported by Ubuntu/will be supported in future?
I want to build an ARM based home server and a HTPC and I want to know which ARM SoCs are currently supported by Ubuntu or will be supported in the (near) future. Will Nvidia Tegra 2/3 be supported?
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Will I be able to install Ubuntu TV as a shell?
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu TV and different desktop environments
So how is Ubuntu TV going to be used? I guess it won't be just an application since it will be used as an entire shell on the TV.
It would be really awesome if it really is a shell…
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Does Ubuntu support 3D monitors?
A couple of manufacturers are coming out with 3D monitors, primarily useful in gaming. It looks to me like they broadly rely on proprietary Windows drivers to work. Am I right?
Are there existing projects to get this kind of support in Linux/Ubuntu?…
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How do I watch movies and shows on my laptop using Ubuntu TV?
I compiled and in installed Ubuntu TV using ubuntu-tv/wiki site. When I run it, though, it can't play TV Shows. It says
unity-2d-shell: [WARNING] GStreamer; Unable to play -
"file:///home/ubuntu/Videos/unity/local/epg/epg.mkv
I am assuming that…
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What is the API for new Lens features in the Ubuntu TV alpha?
As of the Ubuntu 12.04 alpha, lenses are simply lists of results pushed onto a DBus domain like net.launchpad.Lens.MyLens. This makes lenses and scopes more or less equivalent to search engines.
However, lenses as seen in the CES Ubuntu TV demo seem…
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Is the Astrometa DVB-T2 usb stick working on Ubuntu?
I tryed to run DVB-T2 channels with Astrometa DVB-t2 on Ubuntu.
I installed Linux firmware nonfree and media build.
After this I installed w_scan.
If I scan channels with w_scan I make channels.xpsf file for VLC, but VLC is not playing channels form…
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When is Ubuntu TV available?
I am really interested in using Ubuntu TV, however the most recent posts that i could find are from 2012 and only explain how to install the "demo" version.
Does anyone know if this available, or when it will be? Also will this be available as a…
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