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I'm trying to install Lubuntu, the supposed most lightweight Ubuntu flavor, on my Amazon Kindle Fire 5th Generation, with a serial number of: G000 KL00 6227 013Q.

Neptune X
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  • What makes you think they are compatible with Amazon Kindle? Do you know how to port an OS to a new device? – mikewhatever Aug 26 '23 at 21:36
  • @mikewhatever No, the Ubuntu Touch hardware support page did not answer my question, nor do I know how to port an OS to a new device. You do realize I mentioned Lubuntu as well, and said Ubuntu Touch if Lubuntu won't work. Your comment(s) refer to Ubuntu Touch entirely, not anything about Lubuntu, my primary goal. – Neptune X Aug 26 '23 at 21:44
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    Lubuntu is not intended for touch only devices... many features can be operated via touch only, or via on-screen keyboard, but not all can & it was decided to not aim to make it everything as that worked against the *light* aim of project (*switching to more touch-capable apps required more & heavier apps*). – guiverc Aug 26 '23 at 22:49
  • @guiverc Even then, I DID find a USB to MicroUSB adapter, so I could just connect my mouse and keyboard, as they both use the same USB Receiver that just plugs in to the adapter. So if you know how to install it or at least know how to get the Kindle to boot into a external device, or know someone that knows, please tell me. Thanks :) EDIT: You do bring up a good point though, but even then, if I can get Lubuntu installed, that's all I really need. – Neptune X Aug 27 '23 at 01:00
  • Lubuntu is a Ubuntu system, we just use a different [seed](https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/seeds/lubuntu.lunar/desktop) that causes different packages to be put on ISO & installed by default, thus you can [*Try the system*](https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/seeds/lubuntu.lunar/desktop) without install by booting the *live* media written to something your hardware/firmware can boot from. Lubuntu however is built for *amd64* only. The ISO is QA tested to boot on *legacy/CSM*, uEFI or Secure-uEFI if ISO is written correctly (*as Ubuntu document*) to your media. – guiverc Aug 27 '23 at 05:59
  • @guiverc I want to not have to plug in a USB or insert a microSD card in the microSD card slot every time I want to boot Lubuntu, which also won't save my data. Also, I'm very sure that the Fire 5 is 64-bit, not necessarily AMD64, though it should be. If it's ARM then there IS a Raspberry Pi version that runs on ARM, which would work just fine (supposedly) if it's ARM. – Neptune X Aug 31 '23 at 00:54
  • 64-bit is *unhelpful*, as Ubuntu provides 64-bit versions of *arm64*, *ppc64el*, *riscv64*, ... and also *amd64*, but *amd64* is the only ISO supported and thus provided by Lubuntu. The installation media is only required to install the system, after installation it won't be needed (ie. USB thumb-drive, flash-card, SDcard, etc will be your installation media) – guiverc Aug 31 '23 at 01:19

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