Update: You can also run Ubuntu 12.04, Puppy Linux, or other operating systems on the MK802. Ubuntu boots very quickly on the little computer, although performance is a little on the slow side.

But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to run an alternate operating system on the NOOK Tablet. In fact, you can now install and run Ubuntu Linux on the NOOK Tablet.

Spun off from Canonical's Internet of Things Linux, the immutable Ubuntu Core Desktop is moving closer to reality.

Now, there's a new RISC-V laptop based on Ubuntu, one of the most used Linux operating systems. Hong Kong manufacturer DeepComputing introduced a laptop built around the RISC-V ISA.