Thankfully, it's not the hard to get Ubuntu onto your Nexus 7 tablet, but first you'll need to unlock it.

Note that it’ll take a few minutes for the tablet to enable developer mode for the first time, and once that’s done you’ll see a scary menu letting you know that OS Verification is Disabled ...

After all, if it's x86-based then we can install pretty much anything on it, right? Erm, not quite. It turns out you can't just install any old Linux distro on a Bay Trail tablet.

Chrome 69 is currently expected to herald the arrival of Linux apps on the Stable Channel of Chrome OS but some users on the platform can get started now in just a few short steps. For clarity ...

Installing Linux apps on Chromebooks is a bit more complicated than installing Android ones. Here's a guide on how to do it.

I haven't been keeping up with Android tablets since then, but I'm looking to get another one. How is support for Linux on the newer Transformers? Or should I find a used TF100?