Here’s a few that I know of. What other things are commonly running Linux that most people may but be aware of?

  • Ingenuity (helicopter drone on Mars)
  • Smart TVs and streaming devices (Samsung’s TizenOS and Roku devices)
  • Smart appliances (Samsung’s smart refrigerator)
  • Digital signs and billboards
  • My car stereo (Sony XAV-AX6000)
  • The Large Hadron Collider
  • FAA Air traffic control and radar systems
  • Self driving cars
  • everett@lemmy.ml
    52·
    10 months ago

    Remarkable eink tablets. Buried deep in the settings they actually give you the root password so you can SSH in. Also, it comes with an epic .vimrc file.

      • YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU@lemm.ee
        18·
        10 months ago

        But, the software they ship is completely closed source and displaying anything on the screen requires hacking the binary (each software release). They have have been the opposite of helpful to open source for the last few years and have stooped to a cloud company trying to collect your data.

        • NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml
          5·
          10 months ago

          What is the best supported Linux e-ink device that’s decent? I really want the PineNote, but it seems like its hard to find in stock and its pretty damn expensive. At this point, I’d consider building my own with off the shelf parts.

        • everett@lemmy.ml
          3·
          10 months ago

          I was referring specifically to Remarkable-brand devices… but Kobos are nice too, with that company also being indifferent to aftermarket hacks.

          • neonred@lemmy.world
            4·
            10 months ago

            Ah, “Remarkable” is a brand, never heard of them and never would have guessed as the “R” is uppercase at the start of a sentence

            • everett@lemmy.ml
              3·
              10 months ago

              Oh, good point. If I was being brand-proper I’d spell it “reMarkable”… but, lol, not doing that.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      10 months ago

      Kindles too. You can jailbreak them and get a shell. They’re so much more useful when they’re jailbroken. They can read multiple other formats, they can get books from a fileserver on your local network, the jailbroken reader app is better, etc.

    • OADINC@feddit.nl
      2·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve made a custom lock screen picture and uploaded it. I unfortunately have to redo it every update.

      Also what is a .vimrc file?

      • everett@lemmy.ml
        4·
        10 months ago

        Settings/customizations file for legendary text editor vim. Remarkable’s comes with a lot of stuff built-in.