Is there going to be a way to get ubuntu TV on a normal TV?

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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?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '12 at 23:27

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Yes. It can be done. But it is not recommended for productive Systems. You can find a complete how-to including a Ubuntu-ppa on this site: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/how-to-install-ubuntu-tv-from-ppa.html

Alternatively you can compile it on your own. Instructions for everything can be found in the link.

answered Mar 15 '12 at 23:27

lukki

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – coversnail Apr 17 '12 at 13:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 25 '12 at 18:37

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There is a possibility that like GoogleTV it will be available on a box as well as TV, but for a definitive answer you would have to wait until it is officially released.

edited Apr 25 '12 at 18:37

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answered Feb 05 '12 at 14:21

Ashton Challenor

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 15 '12 at 22:02

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It is already possible to install a development version of Ubuntu TV on a vanilla Ubuntu, so I think the answer is "yes".

answered Jan 15 '12 at 22:02

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I hear somewhere that ubuntu would work with your tv provider. Is it going to be able to make the computer control the actual tv you get from your provider? – Jon Jan 16 '12 at 01:44
Ubuntu TV is in a very early stage, what you saw in CES is what it is now, features will be added down the road, for now this is impossible to answer. – Uri Herrera Jan 16 '12 at 08:22

Is there going to be a way to get ubuntu TV on a normal TV?

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