Manitoban Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hi All, I havn't posted for a long time, but here is something which interested me from the Grocklaw web site. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 The missing link in the above post http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130707160346164 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manitoban Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 I should post more often. I might not forget how to do it properly. Thanks zlim. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) I impulsively bought one of the $199 Acer C7 Chromebooks, specifically to find out if I could successfully put pure Linux on the Android Chrome OS laptop. I know Chromebooks run on Linux, the kernel, but I wanted KDE, which is what I normally run. I wanted both, and I thought it'd be fun. I also thought it might be an easier way to get around Microsoft's Secure Boot, which makes it hard to install a GNU/Linux environment on new laptops. Microsoft never runs out of ways to make it inconvenient to use Linux, of course. Cool article Manitoban/Bill. Great to see you again. pj has given us many hours of great information on so many topics. Edited July 11, 2013 by LilBambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 chroot between ChromeOS and KDE ... very cool. Not sure I would want Ubuntu personally, but that's still great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Is the latest news flash concerning Chromebooks an adventure killer or the start of another adventure. All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward At Google I/O in Mountain View, Google quietly let slip that "all devices [Chromebook] launched this year will be Linux-ready right out of the box." Wait. What? In case you've missed it, last year, Google started making it possible to run desktop Linux on Chrome OS. Since then, more Chromebook devices are able to run Linux. Going forward, all of them will be able to do so, too. Yes. All of them. ARM and Intel-based. Linux on Chromebook laptops is not a dual-boot operation. You're running both operating systems simultaneously. That means, for example, you can do things like clicking on a document file via the Chrome OS file manager and open it with LibreOffice -- without even starting a Linux session. Indeed, with the latest canary Chrome OS release, you can use the file manager to move your files across Chrome OS, Google Drive, Linux, and Android. A Chromebook with all three operating systems running at once is also darn useful for an ordinary Jane or Joe. For example, I can edit images using Linux GIMP and write with LibreOffice Writer while looking at pictures using Android Pinterest and simultaneously check my Gmail in Chrome OS. It's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturnian Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 With a Chromebook, is it possible to simply wipe Chrome OS and install Linux, kinda like what I normally do with used Windows computers? I have no interest in using Chrome OS, just like I have no interest in using Windows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Unless you get Google's Pixelbook or maybe a tricked out Acer Spin 13, your Chromebook will have rather wimpy specs that remind me of the old netbooks. I can't see running 3 operating systems simultaneously on that hardware. At least not if you value your sanity. A lot of what I see on the Internet is deprecated now, but it looks as if it is a real PITA to remove Chrome O/S completely and install Linux on a Chromebook. I think I'll stick to blowing off Windows, or installing Linux on a home built X86 system. Edited May 11, 2019 by raymac46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Even with the higher end laptop/chromebooks, I will always wipe them and install normal Linux. A lot has changed with Chromebooks over the last 6 years (since the initial post in this thread). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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