Linux Tablets?

NotAComputerGuy · 10-26-2012, 11:30 PM

Hi all,

I've looked on Amazon and Ebuyer, but I can't see any tablets that can/do run Linux. Does anyone know of any? I don't want Android as you need to root the device before you get to benefit from all the features. Obviously this voids the warranty.

Thanks

rokytnji · 10-27-2012, 12:29 AM

If you can be patient.

http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-tablets-...13-2062304640/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...et-4175434417/

otherwise

http://tuxmobil.org/tablet_unix.html

NotAComputerGuy · 10-27-2012, 11:49 PM

Very interesting! I can definitely wait for that!

Whilst Unity isn't my favorite interface (DM? WM?), I'd be willing to give it another go under touch screen instead.

drachensun · 11-09-2012, 11:56 AM

There is also this http://www.indiegogo.com/pengpod. The tablet runs Linaro, based on Ubuntu and can dual boot into Android, or run Linux off the SD.

nobuntu · 11-09-2012, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotAComputerGuy

Whilst Unity isn't my favorite interface (DM? WM?), I'd be willing to give it another go under touch screen instead.

Unity is, in my humble opinion, a complete nightmare under a traditional keyboard-and-mouse setup; that being said, I think it would probably work quite well on a tablet or other touchscreen device.

e.g. I agree with you

FredGSanford · 11-10-2012, 05:47 PM

I believe Unity & Gnome 3 are sorta being designed for touchscreen devices more so than keyboard & mouse setup. Thus, that is probably part of MS idea for Win8.

Just a thought.

Sommerville · 11-26-2012, 06:13 AM

but those are very much proffesional types and very much typical to use them.

serafean · 11-26-2012, 08:12 AM

Hi, there is also the KDE Vivaldi tablet

Serafean

Sommerville · 11-27-2012, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serafean

Hi, there is also the KDE Vivaldi tablet

Serafean

great this one looks cool to me and is just simple to understand it

NotAComputerGuy · 12-04-2012, 09:36 AM

Very interesting, I'll await release before getting too excited. As I found with mobile phones, there are lots of 'good idea' companies out there, but very little seems to come to fruition.