Over the past few years I’ve seen a lot of inexpensive netbooks with low power ARM-based processors running Android, Windows CE, or other light-weight operating systems. Normally I don’t pay much attention, because these cheap little devices can’t run Windows and aren’t as fast as most netbooks with Intel or AMD chips. But it turns […]
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Arch Linux now available for the Raspberry Pi $35 computer
Arch Linux is a light-weight operating system designed for folks that want to basically build their own OS by adding only the components they need. For this reason, Arch has become a popular choice for experienced Linux enthusiasts looking for more control and customization options than most operating systems provide. Now the folks behind the Raspberry Pi […]
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Arch, Ubuntu, and Debian Linux ported to the HP TouchPad tablet
Before hackers figured out how to install Google Android on the HP TouchPad, people were using the 9.7 inch tablet to run Ubuntu Linux… sort of. The discontinued tablet actually shipped with HP’s webOS software preloaded and early attempts to run Linux didn’t boot Linux instead of webOS. They basically let you run Ubuntu alongside Android […]