Re: readers running debian

["Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com>]

On 03.07.2025 09:35, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 03, 2025 at 08:25:27AM +0500, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> > On 03.07.2025 04:47, fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
> > > i'm looking for a reader for pdf's and other media
> > > are there any running debian or other linux based distributions
> > >
> > >         
> > "okular", "evince", "viewnior" to name a few.
> >       
> And xpdf.
>
>   apt search "pdf.*reader"
>
> yields (among a few false positives) a few possible hits I never heard
> of.
>
> Cheers
>     
    I've re-read original poster's message and now I think we all
    mis-interpreted their request. 
    I think they asked for a suggestion about hardware, like a tablet
    computer, or a handheld book reader capable of viewing PDFs and
    other media formats, with Debian or another Linux distro under the
    hood.
    Probably these devices originally will run on Android or on some
    proprietary OS with locked bootloader and encrypted firmware, so the
    end user couldn't fight planned obsolescence.
    Speaking from my little experience, making custom firmware will be
    incredibly difficult, also according to:
    https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile

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 With kindest regards, Alexander.

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