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. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- 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
