On 19 February 2014 12:36, Jason White <jason@jasonjgw.net> wrote:
Toby Corkindale <toby@dryft.net> 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.