Can I install linux on this?

archy , 21 days ago

Looks like you already did

IzyaKatzmann , 21 days ago

It’s beautiful, pls post an update and ping if you manage it!

thegreekgeek , 21 days ago

It should! As long as you can get it to the bios screen you should be able to get it to boot a live USB. I actually resurrected my EeePC1005 two weeks ago with DamnSmallLinux2024.

667 , 22 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

You can install Linux on anything you can get it on.

E: Please check out www.linuxfromscratch.org

someoneFromInternet OP , 22 days ago

maybe you have some instructions?

667 , 21 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

Was a bit tongue-in-cheek mate, I’m sorry and it wasn’t fair because you are here looking for guidance.

Please check out Linux From Scratch: www.linuxfromscratch.org

someoneFromInternet OP , 21 days ago

it’s okay

HATEFISH , 21 days ago

Just want to say good luck. Someone brought me one of these and asked to make it ready to be their university laptop in 2013. I worked real hard not to laugh because money was obviously tight but I just told them to return the pos to Amazon.

MonkderDritte , 21 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

If not, there’s probably one or the other security hole to root it and use chroot.

bloodfart , 21 days ago

The first image for wm8650 that comes up is a Debian boot logo.

StoneGender , 21 days ago

Yes you can here is a place to start …blogspot.com/…/arch-linux-on-wm8650-netbook.html…

lemann , 22 days ago

This looks like one of those low cost netbooks from the time where “EPad” and “MID” tablets were a thing. There is an edition of Windows CE floating around for these - but WiFi will not work, neither the modem if this has one built in.

No idea about Linux - there is a kernel so you’re technically half way there, but considering most of these had a slow single core ARM CPU and 256MB of RAM on a good day, practical use is limited IMO

boredsquirrel , 22 days ago

It probably has USB, wifi adapters are cheap.

quantumcog , 22 days ago

Probably Yes