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<\/a><\/p>\nFollowing their announcement and reveal last week<\/a>, Canonical\u2019s Alan Pope has said that an installable image of Ubuntu for the Galaxy Nexus handset will be available \u201clate February.<\/em>\u201d The source code will also be made available. The mobile phone market is fierce. Handset manufacturers aside, there are four major smartphone operating systems fighting for your attention. 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\nWith the OS still in development and the Galaxy Nexus as the handset being used to demo the OS, anyone wishing to install the OS shouldn\u2019t expect a fully featured experience. The phone experience – calling and texting – work a treat, and the design and fluidity of the OS is a joy. But there is a distinct lack of an app store and incomplete features and functionality, like the Webkit-based browser.
\nBut if you fancy getting your Linux on, on a smartphone, keep your eyes peeled and ear to the ground and grab the image when it is made available.
\nvia Ubuntu coming to your smartphone \u201clate February\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"