View Single Post
Old 03-06-2026, 04:35 AM   #4
kbarni
Connoisseur
kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kbarni ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kbarni's Avatar
 
Posts: 87
Karma: 289046
Join Date: Feb 2025
Device: Kindle PW5
Kindle already runs Linux. However it only has a very limited set of programs included (the reader, launcher, audiobook reader...)
You can chroot a Debian or Alpine linux, the solutions are not outdated (but maybe your device is...). They can run in CLI mode in KTerm or even have a full XFCE desktop.
Unfortunately an old non-touch non-keyboard device is probably the worst choice for hacking, as it allows very little interaction.
It also has a very old software stack, it will be difficult to find software that supports it (e.g. elinks, the successor of Lynx has pre-built arm-hf binaries that will run directly on newer Kindles).
kbarni is offline   Reply With Quote