Debian Linux On The Internet Tablet Made Simple
Following closely behind the Android simple install earlier this month, users over at Internet Tablet Talk have setup an easy way to install Debian Linux – the full desktop – on the Nokia Internet Tablet. Not to miss out on the fun, I decided to give the Debian a go on my Nokia N810.
To note, you’ll need about 1.3GB of free memory on either the internal memory or a removable memory card. After the installation, you’ll still have 1GB free, but you need to have it all free for the installation process. You’ll also need to have the MyTube application installed, so that you can get Python2.5 and Python 2.5-gtk2 installed on your tablet. You can use this link
You’ll then need to follow the directions at http://tinyurl.com/debiantablet to install. I’ve also put together this video walkthrough showing the full installation process, as well as a peek at OpenOffice and Gran Paradiso (Firefox) running on the N810 under Debian.
This is dead simple for a user to do, as it does not require any command line usage to get things up and running, and it allows you to simply run Debian as an application, rather than needing to reboot your Tablet to switch between it and OS2008.
However, proceed with caution, and be sure to backup any important data/files you may have stored on your Tablet before proceeding.
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Ricky,
Does this mean that you are able to use Open Office properly or is to just to slow? By the way I haven’t seen you on Skype in a long time, are you hanging out somewhere else?
hi please help
i did instal like you explain but when i open Debian Icewm it’s
just bring host window and nothing happens i press left button to same story
what do i do wrong
no it’s just not working period
Sounds like it’s almost not worth using if it’s so slow?
Jul 18th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
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