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What is a good tablet that can run Linux?
by daniellarusso 6y ago
What is a good tablet that can run Linux?
- mr_toad 6y agoNot a tablet exactly, but some Chromebooks can run a Linux VM.
- ddalex 6y agoa container, with all the things that this implies - no direct network hardware access, for example
- hedora 6y agoThis is what I’d buy: https://www.pine64.org/pinetab/ https://www.pine64.org/pinetab/ Haven’t used one. I like the pinebook pro.
- justinclift 6y agoIt's out of stock though. :(
- arsenalist 6y agoGoogle seems to be pushing for Linux on Chromebooks with Crostini and I was excited with the idea of having a tablet that can spin up Linux on the go when Lenovo launched the Ideapad Duet earlier this year. Unfortunately couldn't get one as it's not released in my region and it's running on a mid range Mediatek so it's nowhere close to iPad level performance.
- denysvitali 6y agoGoogle Pixel C: https://github.com/pixelc-linux/documentation https://github.com/pixelc-linux/documentation Disclaimer: I'm one of the authors
- dredmorbius 6y agoIs there an available form-fitting folio keyboard with at least a six-row PC-104/105 equivalent keyboard? https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/lqgtwy_rhsfbdh5cdxb1rq https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/lqgtwy_rhsfbdh5cdxb1rq
- denysvitali 6y agoI'm sorry but I'm not aware of any keyboard like that, bit that's just because I've never been interested in it. What I can say for sure is that any Bluetooth keyboard works, so, as long as you find a folio-fitting one you should be fine.
- djsumdog 6y agoCheckout the hardware comparability on PostmarketOS's wiki
- zachberger 6y agoIt's a bit overwhelming. There is a giant list of phones/tablets here[1] but there is no way to quickly assess their compatibility and compare their capabilities. 1 - https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
- pabs3 6y agoThey re-organised that page into tiers of device support, it is much more useful now.
- MartijnBraam 6y agoAnything in the testing category is mostly "barely works"
- shakna 6y agoRemarkable 1 & 2 come with ssh and root access. Whilst they're more eReader than tablet, they are decently powerful, with an active community around them.
- nextos 6y agoMicrosoft Surface Go is almost flawless in terms of Linux support, only the webcamera doesn't work. The rest is fine out of the box, with a stock kernel. It's more of a PC, but that's an advantage I think.
- meowster 6y agoIs there an up-to-date resource like r/SurfaceLinux? The compatibility guide in the side bar doesn't even list to Go devices.
- nextos 6y agoTheir wiki is excellent: https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supported-Devices-and-Features https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supporte... It's linked on Reddit, but the new UI makes it hard to find.