Tired of waiting for a sunlight viewable tablet with a Pixel Qi display? You can sort of build your own tablet for outdoor use by taking an eReader with an E Ink touchscreen and loading a full-fledged GNU/Linux operating system on it. That’s what MobileRead forum member MarkGibek did when he installed Debian on the […]
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Lilbits (8-16-2013): Debian turns 20
Debian has been around for 20 years, and we’re only on version 7.1 of the open source, community-supported operating system. That’s because the folks behind this operating system like to take their time. Whereas Ubuntu launches a new version of its Linux-based operating system every six months, rain or shine, Debian releases are ready when […]
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Debian 7 “Wheezy” released after years of development (Linux)
Debian might not exactly be a household name, but it’s one of the most powerful operating systems based on GNU/Linux, and many of the most popular Linux operating systems (including Ubuntu) are based on Debian. You don’t see major updates to Debian very often, because the developers are more concerned about offering stability than bleeding […]
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Lilbits (4-18-2013): ES File Explorer makeover, Google Games on the way
One of the best file browsers for Android finally looks like one of the best file browsers for Android. Google is apparently working on a social gaming service. A major Linux distribution is getting a major update. And Twitter and Yahoo have new apps. Here are some of the day’s top stories from around the […]
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Debian Linux on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (with pen support) – video
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is an Android tablet with a Samsung Exynos 4 quad-core processor, a 1280 x 800 pixel display, and a Wacom digital pen which supports pressure-sensitive input for writing or drawing on the screen. But there are a limited number of Android apps designed to work with that pen… so why […]
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Raspbian: The fastest operating system for the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is tiny $35 computer with a 700 MHz ARM11 processor and 256MB of RAM. While it won’t run Windows, it can run a variety of Linux-based operating systems including Debian, Fedora, and even Raspbmc — an operating system designed around the XBMC Media Center application. But the Raspberry Pi’s ARM-based processor isn’t […]
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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 […]
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MimoPlug offers touchscreen Linux for $500 or less
It’ll be a while before plug computers become mainstream devices, but there sure have been some amazing developments in recent times. Take the MimoPlug, for example. It’s based on Marvell’s SheevaPlug reference design, but instead of offering NAS-like capabilities as remixes like the PogoPlug and TonidoPlug do, the MimoPlug delivers a fairly complete touch-powered computing […]
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Archos 101 hacked to dual boot Debian Linux, Android
The Archos 101 is a 10 inch tablet with a capacitive touchscreen display which ships with Google Android. But Archose also offers a “Special Developer Edition” firmware package for the tablet which lets you run Angstrom Linux instead… you just have to agree to void your warranty to use it. But if you’d prefer to use […]
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Eeebuntu 4.0 Beta: Netbook OS based on Debian Linux
Eeebuntu is a popular Linux distribution designed to play well with netbooks. It’s optimized for laptops with small screens and Intel Atom processors. And as you can probably guess from the name, it was originally designed as a custom version of Ubuntu Linux for Asus Eee PC netbooks. Today the Eeebuntu team launched the first […]