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bennybean · 06-26-2017, 06:08 PM

Despite being decently knowledgeable in the field of linux/Unix I will admit that I don't know much about my Paperwhite 3 kindle. I've "Jailbroken" it and installed Alpine Linux in a Chroot that works quite well, but I've found that since it's not my primary reading device, I don't often use it for much except as a portable linux terminal.

This makes me figure that I could remove the Amazon software components from the device, except the kernel (bootloader is locked right?) and drivers; and then just replace the root fs with the Alpine rootfs that I'm already using in a chroot, and then set the device to load X11>Kterm on boot.

Point being, I'm fairly certain this is possible, but I thought it would be a good idea to run this past people who have more experience with the device than I do in case I'm missing something obvious.

Thank you in advance.

06-26-2017, 06:08 PM	#1
bennybean Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	Installing a regular linux distro? Despite being decently knowledgeable in the field of linux/Unix I will admit that I don't know much about my Paperwhite 3 kindle. I've "Jailbroken" it and installed Alpine Linux in a Chroot that works quite well, but I've found that since it's not my primary reading device, I don't often use it for much except as a portable linux terminal. This makes me figure that I could remove the Amazon software components from the device, except the kernel (bootloader is locked right?) and drivers; and then just replace the root fs with the Alpine rootfs that I'm already using in a chroot, and then set the device to load X11>Kterm on boot. Point being, I'm fairly certain this is possible, but I thought it would be a good idea to run this past people who have more experience with the device than I do in case I'm missing something obvious. Thank you in advance.