On Wed, 2014-02-19 at 12:51 +1100, Toby Corkindale wrote: > On 19 February 2014 12:36, Jason White <[email protected]> wrote: > > Toby Corkindale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I was wondering how it'd go running a full version of Linux; just > >> running a bunch of terminal emulators more of the time, and maybe > >> Chromium from time to time. > > > > Obviously you would need to be very selective in what to install so as to > > conserve resources. Start with a minimal installation, then add an X > > server, a > > window manager of your choice, Chromium and a terminal emulator. One of the > > smaller desktop environments (XFCE or LXDE) might work well, but some people > > still prefer to run just a window manager rather than a full desktop where > > hardware constraints are of concern. > > Well, it has 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and a dual-core 1.7 GHz ARMv7 > CPU, so it's not all that constrained. > > But I don't know how well the Linux distros actually support the hardware? > Does it run reliably, or glitchy? > > It looks like a temptingly-cheap $300 lightweight laptop, but I guess > if I'm asking questions about reliability, I should probably not get a > laptop that's going to be yet another hack project. > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
Hello Toby, Based on my research (and this is only, and only me, others may differ), this is a hack project. If you want to have some fun and if you have plenty of spare time, go ahead. If you can spare a few hundred more and get something with more memory and HD resources. If you want a toy, this is nice. If you want something more decent, find something better... Don't get me wrong, it will run linux (a lot of things do, even a crockpot!), but after some massaging (and quite a few hours of your time). ChromeOS (based on my research) is a glorified browser. GNU/Linux is a full OS. Just my 5c. Cheers, Davor _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
