Re: readers running debian
> not to forget (most?) Pocketbook>
> https://pocketbook.de/e-reader?gad_campaignid=22496675669
>
> devices! I myself chose InkPad 3 and am fine with it. But: I didn't find
> out how to work with the running linux. I only use it reading books, pdf
> and so on.
I can't find very definitive answer about the OS they're running.
The seem to be using a Linux kernel, just like all the Android devices,
but beyond that it's not clear what's running on it. It doesn't seem
closer to Debian than your regular Android device.
I vaguely remember someone posting a hack to install something like
Debian on a "ReMarkable" tablet (a search for "installing debian on
a remarkable tablet" might get you somewhere), but IIRC it was very much
"proof of concept" rather than something usable.
Of course, you can also take a regular Android device and install
a normal GNU/Linux distro on it. The success depends mostly on how
well that tablet's hardware is supported by the vanilla Linux kernel.
There are some tablets sold directly with some GNU/Linux support, but
they're rare. I know of:
- [PineNote](https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/).
- [Librem 11](https://puri.sm/products/librem-11/).
It's closer to a laptop than to an e-book reader, tho.
- [Framework 12](https://frame.work/ca/en/laptop12).
This one is a laptop, but can be used as a tablet.
Both come from companies whose ethics seem a lot better aligned with
Free Software than your regular tech company, so buying their products
encourages further development in a more friendly direction.
Stefan
Reply to: