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Putting Linux on a tablet? Here's 7 distros to try

Refresh your tablet PC with these tablet-friendly Linux distros.
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I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows

Some time ago, I noted that despite multiple attempts with different Linux distros, Windows 11 remained the best experience for a tablet PC (outside of fully mobile OSes like iPadOS or Android). Linux ...
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This handheld Linux PC is made from an old Android phone, a thumb keyboard and a 3D printed case

The HaPlay Go Zero is a handheld computer with a 4.7 inch 720p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, a thumb keyboard, and a Linux-based operating system. Designed and built by an Indonesian ...
PC Magazine

The Return of Windows Phone? This New Device Runs Android, Linux, Windows 11

A new device called NexPhone is set to launch later this year, running a combination of Android 16, Linux, and Windows 11. The NexPhone is designed to work as your everyday smartphone, but it also ...
Liliputing

ScummVM brings classic PC games to SailfishOS (Linux-based smartphone OS)

ScummVM is a free and open source tool that makes it possible to run classic PC games on a wide variety of modern platforms. The software was originally designed to recreate the LucasArts game engine ...
Android Authority

Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS

Google is developing a Linux terminal app for Android. The Terminal app can be enabled via developer options and will install Debian in a virtual machine. This app is likely intended for Chromebooks ...
Android Authority

Google's Linux Terminal plays a big part in turning Android into a true desktop OS

Google has revealed that it’s developing a Linux Terminal app to transform Android into a platform for on-device app development and eventually gaming. The app runs a Debian Linux environment in a ...
TechSpot

Zotac's new OLED handheld gaming PC runs a Linux-based OS

Forward-looking: The imminent release of Valve's Linux-based SteamOS for devices other than the Steam Deck might cause handheld gaming PCs and other devices to drop Windows. However, Zotac aims to ...
Gizmodo

Android Needs to Remember Its Roots Before It Can Become a PC

Google’s getting in on PCs, and it could mean we’ll finally have another option beyond today’s stable of operating systems. After letting ChromeOS moulder in a sea of its own inadequacies, the tech ...
TechSpot

Snapdragon 8 Elite arrives with Linux support, potentially unlocking PC gaming on phones and tablets

The big picture: Apple has spent years trying to steer PC software developers from x86 to Arm, and Qualcomm recently joined the effort. Meanwhile, recent Linux software developments have made ...
Mashable

What is Aluminium OS? What we know about Google's Android for PC plans.

Despite Android's presence in nearly every corner of the tech industry, it has yet to truly establish a foothold on PC platforms. Google has had ChromeOS for years, but the ubiquity of Android — ...