I recently got a couple of POS pc’s (Point of sale) you know the ones that are all in one with a base to sit on a counter. The thing is they’re very old non branded devices, even the label says 2GB DDR2 while it’s actually 4GB DDR3.
Anyway, first thing I did was plug in my Ventoy and boot Debian 12 live, and guess what? Everything just works! Even the touchscreen works.
What distro do you recommend? Will be using them in a small shop with Odoo (browser based ERP)
Sorry if my writing is messed up, English is my second language.
Maybe debian or fedora, something that isn’t too advanced
Are you planning on using them as a pos? I’m not sure if an open pos os exists
If the erp is Browser based then a lightweight distro with a Browser of your choice. Like Debian.
If you’ll be using it in a shop, as a tool and that Debian works well. Well… stick with Debian !
Don’t you have any other requirements for a POS? Like connecting a card reader, special software etc. Those will probably be your main problem, not the OS.
Luckily no. Only a barcode reader and a receipt printer.
if it is for a small shop, whatever you’re used to.
For mass deployment, you’ll want to probably use something with proper support
Gonna agree with the others here.
Stick to Debian. Especially for the stated use. A slow-moving distro with very few surprises is perfect.
Maybe a kiosk compositor which displays only a single app works well for this use case.
