Debian Linux port to Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (with stylus support)

As you know, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is a fairly powerful tablet, with a 4-core processor and a display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. There is also a stylus that some users really like. In general, the tablet can clearly work with desktop OS. The developer from the Xda-developers forum decided to port Debian to this device, and is gradually realizing his idea.

Now the system is already running on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, but, of course, part of the hardware is not yet supported. This applies to the GPS module, camera and a couple of things. But WiFi, Bluetooth, sound, a touch screen - it all works. The stylus also works, this is clearly visible in the announcement image.

The developer has created a dual boot configuration, so you can work in the Android environment, when you get bored with digging into the Debian port. By the way, our hero uses an on-screen keyboard to enter text, but here you can see that the Android keyboard is clearly more convenient. On the other hand, several months of work are still ahead, so Exception13 (such a nickname from a friend on Xda-developers) plans to create a comfortable environment for working in the Debian tablet version.



The developer claims that even now a “tablet” can be used as a powerful tool for a designer, a graphic tablet. After all, all Debian software tools work, plus a stylus is supported. As a result, the craftsman is already working in the GIMP environment, plus he uses a word processor for handwriting recognition.