Как установить Windows XP или Linux на iPhone и iPad [видео] —

Considering the incredible amount of difficulty it would take to actually get Ubuntu running on an iPad, I’d recommend taking a different approach.

Keep in mind all information I’m about to tell you will COMPLETELY VOID YOUR WARRANTY (and, as a about a week ago, is illegal in the US due to the Librarian of Congress being an idiot/group of idiots).

Running Ubuntu is theoretically possible to run on the iPad. OpeniBoot is known to run Linux kernels, especially Android.

Personally, I’d recommend booting into Android and taking a path that many with an Android tablet do — using a chroot. This involves booting into Android and sharing that kernel with a desktop operating system. This allows you to keep the touch friendly parts of an OS but also run Ubuntu on the side. For more information on running Android on iPad, take a look at The iDroid Project.

Running two OS’s is far from optimal though. This is where the real tinkerers come in. I’m sure it’s possible to run Ubuntu , but I haven’t seen any real evidence of it being done. There’s a first time for everything!

I don’t own an iPad, but I do know a bit about chroot on Android. I’ve got the Asus TF201 and have Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Android. Although sometimes running Ubuntu directly on it would benice, sometimes it’s just not realistic.

Let us know if you can get Ubuntu running on it. Otherwise, go with the iDroid method.

EDIT:
It turns out the OpeniBoot doesn’t work on the iPad.

So at this point, it seems there is no way to get Ubuntu running natively on the iPad.
Not even the iPad 1 has had it’s bootloader fully cracked yet by the iDroid team.

There are many other ways to get Ubuntu look and feel like it’s running on your iPad, but running natively on the iPad will probably never happen.

My solutions:

Run Ubuntu on a headless server (or just any computer) and use a VNC app to access it.

Same as above, but instead of using VNC, you can use this app to natively run an X Server on your iPad.

Both of these require an internet connection to some Ubuntu computer.

I’m sorry to say it’s just not possible to run Ubuntu directly on your iPad offline. The advantage here, though, is that you don’t need to jailbreak your iPad for either of these methods, and it’s completely legal and your warranty will be safe.

Plus, you can have your main Ubuntu Desktop (if you use a Desktop) run two X Servers — one for the iPad, and one for your normal desktop use. That way, all of your files would be in the same location and it would appear as if you were on your desktop (you actually would be), but you would be able to use both simultaneously.

If you really want a tablet that runs Ubuntu, buy a Nexus 7 or 10 — there’s plenty of documentation to get Ubuntu running on those.