Linux & Android on Originally Android Tablet?

[PCPartPickerPro9171787]

Is it possible to have a copy of Linux & Android on Originally Android Tablet? Furthermore is it relatively easy to switch between these operating systems. I want the flexibly of the Linux operating system for thing such as running Runescape classic and such. If you could point me in the right direction, that would be great.

[KenjiUmino]

18 minutes ago, PCPartPickerPro9171787 said:

Is it possible to have a copy of Linux & Android on Originally Android Tablet?

what CPU does this tablet have ? intel x86 or some ARM chip?

 

x86 tablets should be pretty close to a normal pc / laptop and more flexible in what operating systems you can install.

 

for ARM tablets, you have to install an operating system that is specifically made for this tablet.

[noahdvs]

8 hours ago, KenjiUmino said:

what CPU does this tablet have ? intel x86 or some ARM chip?

 

x86 tablets should be pretty close to a normal pc / laptop and more flexible in what operating systems you can install.

 

for ARM tablets, you have to install an operating system that is specifically made for this tablet.

Not true, but I can see how you might have come to that conclusion. Many, many smartphone/tablet manufacturers don't upstream the drivers (contribute them to the Linux kernel, which Android uses) for the hardware they put out and release proprietary drivers as a blob. This makes it very difficult to make or install a new OS for a smartphone and have everything work. The Raspberry Pi is an example of a device where the drivers are all upstreamed and you can install more than just Raspbian on it.

 

The same can happen on x86 and x86_64, it's just less common for most people. In fact, don't expect the latest Surface Pro or Mac to work perfectly with Linux, even though there are people that use Linux on Surface Pros and Macs. For example, Macs are only designed to be used with MacOS using drivers that Apple created for MacOS. Sometimes they can have exotic hardware and someone has to create a Linux driver to get that hardware working.

[Sauron]

You can do that using multirom, but depending on your device it may or may not work as intended. I had it working fairly well on a 2012 nexus 7. Bear in mind that if you can't find a specific rom for your device you're likely to run into driver problems. Also make sure whatever you're installing supports your chip's version of ARM.