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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Hey! I found this old laptop for $500. Do you think I should buy it? Can I run Linux? Arch obviously. (discuss.online)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

You joke but it would be an awesome project. Maybe replace the screen with a real LCD, shove an rpi inside etc.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago

"diy dr.k" on YouTube did something similar with a barbie kid's laptop

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, it’d be really cool if it could run real OS inside it, and can play sound from the builtin speaker it apparently has

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

It does seem like it'd be pretty cool, though much rather them than me lol. I think shoving an rpi inside though would really betray the implicit spirit of the project. That would just be "can a raspberry pi run linux when I put in a plastic case shaped like a children's toy?" The answer would pretty obviously be yes. People are saying the processor in it means it probably couldn't run Linux which would make it a bit of a non-starter but there apparently other OSs that could be made to run on that kind of processor and that'd be cool to see.