The Linux Ninja

The Amarok team announced the availability of Amarok 2.1 Beta 1 codenamed “Nuliajuk”  yesterday. The changelog since the 2.0.2 release is absolutely massive and the longest changelog they’ve had in their history. Notable new features include a completely configurable user playlist that supports drag and drop, cue sheet support, and a new management method for applets in context view. Congrats to the Amarok team on what looks to be a very promising upcoming release!

In a post on the AndroidFanatic forums, admin ghostwalker announced his success in running X11 and several different GUIs (Gnome, KDE, IceWM and LXDE) on a T-Mobile G1. Basically, ghostwalker’s method uses a Debian shell with a VNC server running in the background. To access it, you simply use the Android VNC viewer from your phone. This keeps everything nice and simple so that you don’t lose your phone functionality while you are messing around in X11.

This opens up the possibilities for many new uses for Android based phones. Make sure to check the link for full instructions and some screenshots.