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Install Linux on your x86 tablet: five distros to choose from

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 8, 2013

We’re now almost midway through 2013 and the tablet is still growing, in numbers and in strength, and regardless of whether it’s an Android or Apple device. So, as the old saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them.

We had a clever idea (which just proves that it does happen now and then): why not get hold of an x86 tablet, and install Linux on it? After all, if it’s x86-based then we can install pretty much anything on it, right? So, here’s our roundup of tablet-ready distros.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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