I'm looking for a Linux powered tablet. Primary usage would be as a remote for VLC control (ncurses or http), but running a remote desktop session would also be handy.
A PineTab would probably be ideal, but they aren't currently available. There are some Pi based tablets (Cutie Pi & Raspad), but they are not the right form-factor.
Anything else, any suggestions?
I went looking for a Surface Go, but got side-tracked, and bought an HP ElitePad 1000 G2 instead. The ElitePad comes with a docking station and charger. It has a 1920x1200 pixel 10.1 inch display, 4GB RAM and 64GB SSD.
The whole thing, including delivery, was £95.
As soon as I get it Windows 10 Pro will be replaced with Ubuntu. There are some specific Ubuntu respins suitable for Atom tablets.
I've never used Ubuntu before, that will also be interesting.
It's arrived!
Looks nice, and very solid. Screen is gorgeous. The jacket is rubbery, which makes gripping the HP ElitePad much easier. The jacket also provides some extra ports around the edges, which is very handy.
I'm having my dinner, then I'm going to install Lubuntu. Both Ubuntu and LXQt are new to me. Should be fun. I was tempted to use "Bionic Beaver" (shades of Naked Gun) just because of the name, but went for the newer "Focal Fossa".
Well, this hasn't been a huge success, so far. The download had to be done through a browser, as there is a requirement on the Google site to use javascript. Each time the download failed, it was within a few KB of the 1.8GB total. Totally annoying.
I'm now going to download a standard Lubuntu, from Canonical, using **wget**.
Yeah, and another thing...
Why does the browser (Firefox) delete the partial download, and start from the beginning? Not very efficient when you've downloaded 1.8GB.
Is there a setting I don't know about that can change this behaviour?
@danielst
Tried that. For some reason the browser deletes the partially downloaded file and starts again.