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Ask HN: Cheapest computer to run linux?
Which chromebook will you recommend to run linux? or another kind of computer? I'm just interested in a C compiler, gdb, etc. Just to experiment. But I don't want to install any distro in my actual computer neither installing virtual box, etc. Thank you for your answers.
- rman666 10y agoRaspberry Pi
- AJAlabs 10y agoPi zero is only $5
- DrScump 10y agoChromebook?
- digitalien1 10y agoI think you can run most distros of Linux from a Live CD or USB and never actually install it. I could be completely wrong, though.
- BillBohan 10y agoI was going to mention CHIP for $9 https://getchip.com/ https://getchip.com/ but in the time it took me to login somebody posted the Pi zero for $5 so I probably needn't mention it. I will anyway.
- therealidiot 10y agoNone of those are really available to the public though It's a pain, the CHIP looks like it's going to be really cool
- orionblastar 10y agohttp://www.cygwin.com/ http://www.cygwin.com/ No need to use a virtual machine or install Linux. Just install Cygwin for a Linux command line environment. I heard that Microsoft is adding an Ubuntu environment to Windows 10 in the future. But you can use Cygwin right now.
- avail 10y agoThe 'Ubuntu' environment has been around on Windows Insider Preview builds for a while now ;)