On Thu, 3 Jul 2025, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> not to forget (most?) Pocketbook> >> https://pocketbook.de/e-reader?gad_campaignid=22496675669 >> >> devices! I myself chose InkPad 3 and am fine with it. But: I didn't find >> out how to work with the running linux. I only use it reading books, pdf >> and so on. > > I can't find very definitive answer about the OS they're running. > The seem to be using a Linux kernel, just like all the Android devices, > but beyond that it's not clear what's running on it. It doesn't seem > closer to Debian than your regular Android device. > > I vaguely remember someone posting a hack to install something like > Debian on a "ReMarkable" tablet (a search for "installing debian on > a remarkable tablet" might get you somewhere), but IIRC it was very much > "proof of concept" rather than something usable. > > Of course, you can also take a regular Android device and install > a normal GNU/Linux distro on it. The success depends mostly on how > well that tablet's hardware is supported by the vanilla Linux kernel. > > There are some tablets sold directly with some GNU/Linux support, but > they're rare. I know of: > > - [PineNote](https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/). > > - [Librem 11](https://puri.sm/products/librem-11/). > It's closer to a laptop than to an e-book reader, tho. > > - [Framework 12](https://frame.work/ca/en/laptop12). > This one is a laptop, but can be used as a tablet. > > Both come from companies whose ethics seem a lot better aligned with > Free Software than your regular tech company, so buying their products > encourages further development in a more friendly direction.
the pinenote looks interesting though a bit pricey the docs say there is a debian firmware available
