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Ask Slashdot: Best Tablet For Running a Real GNU/Linux Distribution?

Posted by Soulskill on from the bring-out-the-tuxpad dept.

bmsleight writes "Android is nice, but I do not want to pay to print or be beholden to the cloud to do everything or chroot. I just want a tablet that can run a MythTv-client, OpenOffice.org and good old apt-get instead of an app market. I have a Joggler — which costs £60 — I'd like something similar but with a battery, a bigger screen, and other modern tablet features. So, what's the best tablet for running a real GNU/Linux distribution (ideally Debian)? Bonus points for the best apt-get-able distribution that works with a tablet."

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  1. Time is money by thoughtspace · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Even if you are lucky and Linux installs with no hitches, you will waste a day. If things don't go smoothly, which is far more common than the Linux community admits, expect to waste 3 days to a week.

    How much is you time worth? After a week you should have just bought something that does what you want.

    But we have all done this for the fun and challenge ...