Linuxguy123 wrote:
On Fri, 2011-04-22 at 09:30 -0600, CS_DBA wrote:
Hi all,
Anyone know of any projects / methods to install Fedora on a tablet like the iPad or an android tablet?
I have an iPad and I run into things I wish I could do with it every day. Linux on my tablet would rock!
I just bought a Dell Inspiron Duo.
Firstly, I'd say its an iPad killer. Its has USB ports. It has enough power to run youtube videos. It does Flash, for better or worse. It has a 320GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. It has Bluetooth, ie it can be tethered to a phone. It has enough power to run real applications. And on and on.
Probably the biggest downfalls are that it doesn't have a camera and its a bit heavier than an iPad, but it also has a real (usable) keyboard built right in and when you close it up the screen is totally protected.
The lack of a camera will be a problem for some people.
As far as Linux goes, I haven't run it (yet) on my Duo, but there are videos on youtube of it running Ubuntu Unity in a pretty snappy fashion.
If you (or others) want to run Linux on a Tablet, I'd say its a very good place to start. I'll let everyone know when I get around to installing it.
The world awaits your progress.
The other thing to be aware of is that the KDE team is working on something called Plasma-Active. I recommend Googling it.
Yes, now that GNOME is adopting a "you will do it the way we like it" attitude I'm looking at other WM options.