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db579 · 05-25-2021, 01:14 PM

I gather there are various linux based e-readers (kobo?) out there but I've not been able to work out what exactly that means.

Are there any running an unmodified mainline kernel and with root access that I could update the same way I do a regular computer? Can I install regular Linux applications like Foliate for reading ebooks or Xournal for note taking (if it supports a stylus)? Are there custom e-reader distributions?

Or are these all device specific kernels where updates are entirely dependent on how long the vendor supports a particular model?

05-25-2021, 01:14 PM	#1
db579 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: Kindle	Linux E-Readers I gather there are various linux based e-readers (kobo?) out there but I've not been able to work out what exactly that means. Are there any running an unmodified mainline kernel and with root access that I could update the same way I do a regular computer? Can I install regular Linux applications like Foliate for reading ebooks or Xournal for note taking (if it supports a stylus)? Are there custom e-reader distributions? Or are these all device specific kernels where updates are entirely dependent on how long the vendor supports a particular model?