Install XCSoar on Kindle K2 Basic

GliderPilot · 02-26-2019, 12:40 PM

Hi everyone,

this is my first posting, so please kindly correct me, if I am up to something wrong.
As my nickname, I am flying gliders and in some gliding clubs I saw people using the navigation software "XCSoar" on their e-reader.
On the website of XCSoar, there is a download option for Android as well, as for Kobo https://www.xcsoar.org/download/.
Now I am wander wether it is possible to install the .tgz file, which is an installation package normally used for kobo on my Kindle K2? Or is it better to run Linux oder Android?

Thanks for helping me

NullNix · 02-26-2019, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GliderPilot

Hi everyone,

this is my first posting, so please kindly correct me, if I am up to something wrong.
As my nickname, I am flying gliders and in some gliding clubs I saw people using the navigation software "XCSoar" on their e-reader.
On the website of XCSoar, there is a download option for Android as well, as for Kobo https://www.xcsoar.org/download/.
Now I am wander wether it is possible to install the .tgz file, which is an installation package normally used for kobo on my Kindle K2? Or is it better to run Linux oder Android?

Thanks for helping me

Kindles don't run Android: they run a special-purpose dedicated Linux distribution of their very own (in most ways, under the covers, much more like normal Linux distros than Android is, but completely closed and without the ability to install arbitrary software). Android apps won't work on Kindles.

GliderPilot · 02-26-2019, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NullNix

Kindles don't run Android: they run a special-purpose dedicated Linux distribution of their very own (in most ways, under the covers, much more like normal Linux distros than Android is, but completely closed and without the ability to install arbitrary software). Android apps won't work on Kindles.

Okay but the Kobo version is not running via Android, it's booting directly so it's running also as Linux distribution.

HarryT · 02-27-2019, 02:00 AM

You asked whether it'll run on the Kindle. The answer is "No".

02-26-2019, 12:40 PM	#1
GliderPilot Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kindle K2 Basic	Install XCSoar on Kindle K2 Basic Hi everyone, this is my first posting, so please kindly correct me, if I am up to something wrong. As my nickname, I am flying gliders and in some gliding clubs I saw people using the navigation software "XCSoar" on their e-reader. On the website of XCSoar, there is a download option for Android as well, as for Kobo https://www.xcsoar.org/download/. Now I am wander wether it is possible to install the .tgz file, which is an installation package normally used for kobo on my Kindle K2? Or is it better to run Linux oder Android? Thanks for helping me

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