Ask HN: Cheapest computer to run linux?

2 points by basicscholar 10y ago ↗ HN

Which chromebook will you recommend to run linux? or another kind of computer? I'm just interested in a C compiler, gdb, etc. Just to experiment. But I don't want to install any distro in my actual computer neither installing virtual box, etc. Thank you for your answers.

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rman666 10y ago ↗

Raspberry Pi

AJAlabs 10y ago ↗

Pi zero is only $5

DrScump 10y ago ↗

Chromebook?

digitalien1 10y ago ↗

I think you can run most distros of Linux from a Live CD or USB and never actually install it. I could be completely wrong, though.

BillBohan 10y ago ↗

I was going to mention CHIP for $9 https://getchip.com/ but in the time it took me to login somebody posted the Pi zero for $5 so I probably needn't mention it. I will anyway.

therealidiot 10y ago ↗

None of those are really available to the public though

It's a pain, the CHIP looks like it's going to be really cool

orionblastar 10y ago ↗

http://www.cygwin.com/

No need to use a virtual machine or install Linux. Just install Cygwin for a Linux command line environment.

I heard that Microsoft is adding an Ubuntu environment to Windows 10 in the future. But you can use Cygwin right now.

avail 10y ago ↗

The 'Ubuntu' environment has been around on Windows Insider Preview builds for a while now ;)