08-07-2023, 09:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2023, 10:00 PM by Kevin Kofler.)
What is sure is that the Pinebook Pro is more suitable for a GNU/Linux beginner than the other Pine64 devices, because desktop applications (except x86-only proprietary software) will work out of the box on the Pinebook Pro unlike the touch devices (the PinePhone and PineTab series) and unlike the boards that first require you to plug in additional hardware.
Desktop GNU/Linux is mostly a solved problem nowadays, despite the low marketshare. Mobile GNU/Linux for touch devices is still under heavy development. So IMHO any computer that runs desktop applications, and that includes notebooks such as the Pinebook Pro, is a good fit to get started with GNU/Linux.
Desktop GNU/Linux is mostly a solved problem nowadays, despite the low marketshare. Mobile GNU/Linux for touch devices is still under heavy development. So IMHO any computer that runs desktop applications, and that includes notebooks such as the Pinebook Pro, is a good fit to get started with GNU/Linux.