Linux

56723 readers

719 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml

nooter692@lemmy.ml

MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

cyclohexane@lemmy.ml

d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz

E-ink tablet for note and reading (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by FriedRice@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

30 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Well i just saw the remarkable 2. I liked how it workes at feels. But im concerned for the update abillity, like the software support, and the abillity to decide what data is send and so on. Im a noob for Linux, i use fedora on my laptop, and thats it. So yir Pinenote isnt for me,because im not that good in linux development. What is the linux community thoughts on the remarkable 2 (as far as i know, its based on Linux) or are there good alternatives out there? I want to use it for note taking and reading pdf..

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Not to nitpick, but Android is Linux based. So I would expect to be able to do all the same stuff that I can on a Linux based one.

Edit: can anyone explain why the downvote? Any concern about android ecosystem vs linux ecosystem should be moot, and I think that's useful context...

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In practice, it isn't trivial to use android as a computer like you would in a linux-based system, installing desktop apps and stuff. It's definitely doable, but although one of based on the other they are very different systems in day-to-day use.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We're talking about an eink tablet. I assume none of them are running X, so there's no "desktop" involved here. I have a remarkable 2 which runs Linux. I can ssh into it to rsync files to it, back things up, and make customizations. There's no package manager, it seems to be an embedded system. It has python, so i've written some python scripts to do custom operations. Everything i do on my remarkable 2 is stuff I would expect to also be able to do on an android based tablet.

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I guess in your case that's true. It probably depends on how the device is set up a bit.