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. 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 other thing to be aware of is that the KDE team is working on something called Plasma-Active. I recommend Googling it. I looked into installing Linux on an iPad and was deterred by a number of issues. The best thing about the Duo is that its totally open and free of all encumbrances. You don't need to jail break it and the chances of bricking it or running afoul of something the manufacturer engineered in are just about zero. As far as I am concerned, for my usage, a Duo is far better than an iPad. I am very, very happy with mine. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
