I’m looking for a tablet that will run Linux as the sole OS (not as a virtual machine, dual boot or whatever). I have seen this review http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/install-linux-on-your-x86-tablet-five-distros-to-choose-from-1162825 in which openSUSE scores pretty highly and, since I don’t like Ubuntu and don’t want Android, it seems like this or maybe Fedora would be the way to go.
I know there are lots of problems trying to install any Linux on tablets with either ARM processors, or recent Intel systems with secure boot - it seems to be virtually impossible to get anything at all to run on the new Bay Trail based devices.
The above review is one of very few sources I have seen that successfully (in the sense that at least most things actually work) run Linux on a tablet, and if there is no other choice, I will buy the model in the review - an Acer Iconia W500. However, this is a 10" screen model so quite large: I would prefer a 6 to 8 inch screen if possible. I’'m guessing it would most likely have to be based on an AMD chipset and that few suitable models exist.
So, if anyone has openSUSE running on a smaller tablet (or indeed any other tablet, even another 10" one) please let me know.
Many thanks!