darby1canardly said

I have the same query and have not had any answers to my queries. It would appear that the Arnova 10G2 tablet is not recognised as an Android device by Google so even if you do go to the Android Market it will not allow you to download anything. Skype also does not recognise this device so no video calling available as it doesn't 'see' the camera. From the tech talk in the forums it is obvious that people have been able to circumvent these obstructions but impossible for non linux programmers to understand what they are talking about! Perhaps one of the experts would care to post a plain English way to obtain apps from the Android Market? What is this root business that keeps being mentioned? Then how do you push things around? Windows seems so simple to navigate after this Linux experience!

To start once you do get the Android Market installed on your tablet it is recognised by Google as an android device and you can download to it via the installed market app or through a web browser on your tablet.

Skype current version does not function properly but you can video call through Google + and other users have video called through Yahoo messenger.

Although Android is based on Linux it is nothing like it, I have Linux installed along side Windows 8 and believe me it is a lot easier to navigate than Android. Get File Expert to navigate in my opinion the best way to navigate around the folders etc on your device, the bulit in file manager is very limited.

As for root or rooting, it is allows to to gain full control of your system files (that are on an original firmware are hidden) so that you can alter system files for purposes of making custom firmwares, running apps that can control mostly every aspect of your system and many other things.