I'm going to buy a tablet computer that has 64GB eMMC storage. Can I install any distro on it? I've seen people saying that some distros don't recognize eMMC storage. Is there any problem with installing modern distros on eMMC nowadays?
eMMC Storage on Linux
- Thread starter EMR
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I don't know about all distros, there are far too many for me to even start to keep up with. But the major distros should install easily enough on eMMC. I have an old chromebook with it, and I've installed several distros on it. It's currently running Debian, but I've also had MX Linux and Fedora on it in the past. 64GB is going to be tight for a full install for daily use, but it can work as long as you don't store much data or install too many packages.
With raspberry pies Raspberry Pi OS installs on a eMMC storage device and that's based on Debian if it's still the same as some years back. Always worked for me when I was using that, so would expect newer distributions to also support it.
I think the more appropriate question is, "Is it possible to get past a locked bootloader to install Linux on this specific tablet?"
You'll need to get past that before you can install your own choice of distros. Not all tablets will easily allow you to modify the operating system. In fact, many are openly hostile to such a proposition.
The tablet that i'm going to buy doesn't have a locked bootloader, it's fully unlocked and can go into the BIOS or Boot Menu without any problem.
I will watch some videos, and run some lightweight softwares on it. 64GB will be enough for me probably. I will add some SD card or something on it maybe.
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