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Running a full desktop environment on a Kindle (2019)

197 pointsby slondrover 4 years ago

16 comments

trilinearnzover 4 years ago
Link to it in action: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Bx386xpDqCY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Bx386xpDqCY</a>
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FreakyTover 4 years ago
This is great! I&#x27;ve always wanted more hackable e-ink devices -- the Kindle is nice but it feels like there&#x27;s so much unrealized potential of an e-ink screen.
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tppiotrowskiover 4 years ago
Amazon is still offering Kindle&#x27;s with lifetime cellular connectivity [1]. I&#x27;m not sure what kind of arbitrage possibilities exist here...<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;All-new-Kindle-Paperwhite-Waterproof-Storage&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B075RNKT6G&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;All-new-Kindle-Paperwhite-Waterproof-...</a>
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obrajesseover 4 years ago
Everything old is new again.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;amazon-kindle-2-hacked-to-run-linux-5351348" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;amazon-kindle-2-hacked-to-run-linux-5351...</a>
neurobashingover 4 years ago
I would think an i3-type WM would work better since there&#x27;s less need to move windows around.
cstrossover 4 years ago
Obviously a valuable project to know about when you don&#x27;t have enough dead badgers to hand.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;everything2.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;How+to+install+Linux+on+a+dead+badger" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;everything2.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;How+to+install+Linux+on+a+dead...</a><p>(Originally documented in Strange Horizons magazine, but the original source appears to be offline.)
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caiobegottiover 4 years ago
...and all I wanted was to change the default screensavers, damn you Amazon :-(
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heavyset_goover 4 years ago
Probably could get something like this running with deboostrap[1] if you prefer Debian over Arch.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.debian.org&#x2F;Debootstrap" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.debian.org&#x2F;Debootstrap</a>
seba_dos1over 4 years ago
Woah, it&#x27;s been 8 years now since I&#x27;ve ran Debian on Kindle Paperwhite in pretty much the same way :)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pHoPgXb-JNM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pHoPgXb-JNM</a>
smusamashahover 4 years ago
I wonder if it&#x27;s good enough to run a paint app for note taking like experience.
wingiover 4 years ago
But does it run doom? On pocket book with eink is possible: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=0apFspOlK10" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=0apFspOlK10</a>
samspencover 4 years ago
Just a note that this post (and accompanying Youtube video) are from early 2019. Not taking away anything from this accomplishment of course, just FYI.
joeskyyyover 4 years ago
Yeah but can it run kubernetes? &#x2F;s
zoom6628over 4 years ago
Insanely cool.
jhfdbkofdchoover 4 years ago
wow that is surprisingly not terrible
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aminozuurover 4 years ago
Day 192 of lockdown.