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Not to my knowledge. That will likely require flashing the ROM with the OS, and a compatible ROM may not be available. With a tablet like that, you usually can't just install an OS like you can with a laptop or desktop computer. If there is anything, it might be available at xda-developers. In general, Linux support for touch-screens and the like is somewhat limited, so don't get your hopes up too high.
Not to my knowledge. That will likely require flashing the ROM with the OS, and a compatible ROM may not be available. With a tablet like that, you usually can't just install an OS like you can with a laptop or desktop computer. If there is anything, it might be available at xda-developers. In general, Linux support for touch-screens and the like is somewhat limited, so don't get your hopes up too high.
This is a windows tablet and I manage to instal Win 10 and Android x86 on it (android for pc isn't support touch at all and compability of apps is a big issue). I haven't touched linux in years, so I'm looking leading linux distribution in compatibility department.
That processor may need a goofy loader issue. There are some that have a 32/64 bit loader handoff.
It the system has a virtual keyboard like the HP's do it will be easier. If it has an ability to use usb and that the usb works on boot then that would help.
Ubuntu touch was supposed to be the tablet/phone choice but not sure how far you could get.
Look online for your processor and linux. There should be a few how-to's on it. It won't be super easy.
For touchscreens, the distro is generally irrelevant. Linux touchscreen drivers are in the kernel, with a few exceptions, and those exceptions are not distro-related, but hardware-related.
I do think that the Gnome desktop environment would be most suited to a tablet (in my own opinion, it is not suited to desktop use, but that's just me), but you would not need a distro that comes with Gnome by default; you could install it later.
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Best distro for old 8' windows tablet?
