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Talking about open hardware:

Is there a tablet out there which runs Debian or Ubuntu?

I don't mean it has to come with Linux in the first place. I can wipe Windows or whatever it comes with and install Debian myself.

When I google around, I see people use some tablets with Linux based on special kernels they download from somewhere around the web. I would not want that. But a standard Debian or Ubuntu on a tablet would be great.

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I think the starlite 5 from https://starlabs.systems/ is what you are looking for.

Hmm... 1.98 pounds for a 12.5 inch tablet. I was hoping for something more lightweight.

The is new iPads are 1.3 pounds at 13 inch.

But the new iPads aren't running Linux ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You asked, I gave you the only option I knew besides the pinetabs.

It's an x86 laptop without the keyboard (clip-on keyboard is an optional extra). On the plus side, that means it's just as easy to install a different OS as any laptop.

1.98lb = 0.89811289 Kilogram

https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineTab2

I have not seen any reports about plain Debian running on the PineTab. Only Mobian, which is not what I am looking for.

Isn't Mobian a debian with additionnal packages to have a mobile interface?

The mobian installation instructions are hosted on debian's wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/PINE64/PineTab2

Mobian is Debian with specific tweaks that arent upstreamed to Debian to support mobile.

That being said, neither the Pinetab/Pinetab2 are very well supported, I would not recommend.

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