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Comment Debian with Android kernel (Score 1) 179

My experience has been with a 300MHz ARM with 128MB ram. The hardest part was actually finding the real manufacturer of my device. It's a no name device I bought off eBay dirt cheap. The manufacturer released an Android OS image for the device so I could use that kernel image. Installed Android to the internal flash, and have Debian booting straight from an SD card. It doesn't load Debian from Android it loads straight into Debian when the SD card is in. There are some scripts that need to be in place but they can be copied and modified from the Android install image. You have to be picky with your choice of applications but you can have a very functional device for when you are on the go. I actually run the XFCE desktop environment. It is by no means the most lightweight but it still performs well. These devices can't compete with the power of a notebook, but they can still be very useful. I use mine for the net (Links 2 graphical mode or Midori browser), email (Claws Mail) and for coding on the go, although compile time is a drag :). It runs Abiword and Gnumeric surprisingly well. You just have to remember that these devices aren't notebooks. Although with the right choice of apps they can be quite quick and responsive.

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