{"id":244593,"date":"2026-05-12T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linuxin-an-altoids-tin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:20:35","slug":"a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linuxin-an-altoids-tin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linuxin-an-altoids-tin\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux\u2026in An Altoids Tin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux\u2026in An Altoids Tin<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2026\/05\/12\/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-12 14:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: hackaday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

In the time Hackaday has been in existence we must have brought you plenty of projects housed in Altoids tins, as well as a sizeable number of cyberdecks. But until today with [Exercising Ingenuity]\u2019s build, we\u2019ve never brought you a project that combines the two. It\u2019s a fully functional computer that runs Linux, and with its Altoids tin enclosure, looks for all the world like a miniature clamshell laptop.<\/p>\n

Hardware wise it\u2019s a Pi Zero with a UPS PHAT and an SPI display, but perhaps it\u2019s arguably the home-made keyboard that really sets it apart. There\u2019s a full-size USB port as well, and a selection of GPIOs are broken out to a header. It wasn\u2019t all plain sailing though, the Altoids hinges needed modifying to make it close, and he driver for the SPI screen required an older version of Raspberry Pi OS. We will forgive it those foibles.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fair to say we\u2019ve not seen anything quite like this, in that there have been plenty of tiny laptops but never one as integrated as this. There\u2019s a demo video with details of the build, that we\u2019ve placed below.<\/p>\n