>Yes, but can a chromebook be wiped and reinstalled with Linux?
Besides missing Fn keys be sure it isn't also missing the DEL key, like an
HP Chromebook I've been using for a couple years. Makes me giddy with joy
when I get on a proper laptop and can delete the character to the right of
the cursor
> "Michael" == Michael Barnes writes:
Michael> Yes, but can a chromebook be wiped and reinstalled with Linux?
In many cases, yes. Look up "GalliumOS". Before that, there was
crouton, which is basically running a "real" linux in a VM, though I
found that rather unsatisfying. There are many
Done that (googled the thing many times).
I was hoping for hands on experience and opinion from someone who has
replaced Crome with Linux and is experienced Linux user to notice the
lack of Fxx keys. So far I've seen only ChromeBooks running linux from
an SD card by various people I know in some d
On Mon, 14 Nov 2016, Tom wrote:
> As I mentioned before, I got HP Stream 11, but I am thinking about getting
> one cheap laptop to prevent over-subscriptions teen fights.
Tom,
Consider buying a couple of small Dells. I bought a Dell Latitude 2100 on
eBay for $50 and it works with linux (as do
As I mentioned before, I got HP Stream 11, but I am thinking about
getting one cheap laptop to prevent over-subscriptions teen fights. I
understand that my life will become more interesting looking for two
laptops, instead of one, hidden somewhere "by accident". While another
"blue" laptop is proba
Google is your friend:
install linux on chromebook
will return you a long list of hot to and what to do entries
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Michael Barnes
wrote:
> Yes, but can a chromebook be wiped and reinstalled with Linux?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 3:40 AM, Russell Senior >
> wro
Yes, but can a chromebook be wiped and reinstalled with Linux?
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 3:40 AM, Russell Senior
wrote:
> > "Josiah" == Josiah Luscher writes:
>
> Josiah> Just my 2¢. Shop first for speed, it's both the thing that
> Josiah> costs and the thing that will make your computer l
> "Josiah" == Josiah Luscher writes:
Josiah> Just my 2¢. Shop first for speed, it's both the thing that
Josiah> costs and the thing that will make your computer last IMHO. I
Josiah> paid the Windows tax and the spinning ferrous disk tax and got
Josiah> an ASUS X540L for ~$350. If I did it
On 11/12/2016 10:06 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 21:41:38 -0800
> Tony Schlemmer dijo:
>
>> I recently ordered a Kudu laptop from System76.com. It has 16GB of
>> memory, a 512 GB PCle M.2 SSD, and a lighted keyboard too. But you said
>> you did not was a huge laptop and the
Just my 2¢. Shop first for speed, it's both the thing that costs and the thing
that will make your computer last IMHO.
I paid the Windows tax and the spinning ferrous disk tax and got an ASUS X540L
for ~$350. If I did it again I'd get a better screen, it's fairly low
resolution.
Good luck!
I use the original HP Stream 11 for $199 new (much improved now - more
RAM (2->4GB) and better screen) as general machine for kids with
Ubuntu. It has been running great for over year and half, lasts about 8
-10 hours on battery, depending what the kiddos are up to.
Much better & cheap machine tha
For an inexpensive laptop in the size you requested, I highly recommend a
Thinkpad x230, or x220 if you want to save more money. They are available
all over eBay and craigslist, have extremely well documented Linux support,
use standard drives, have tons of ports (including Ethernet), and are about
Two others have recommended System76 - which is upgradable and comes with
Ubuntu installed.
Their smallest laptop is a Lemur, with 14" screen and weighing 3.6 pounds.
Base configuration
is $699. Adding RAM or 2nd hard drive or larger SSD raises the price.
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 11:46:26PM -08
On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 21:41:38 -0800
Tony Schlemmer dijo:
>I recently ordered a Kudu laptop from System76.com. It has 16GB of
>memory, a 512 GB PCle M.2 SSD, and a lighted keyboard too. But you said
>you did not was a huge laptop and the Kudu is 17".
I can recommend System76. I also have one of th
I recently ordered a Kudu laptop from System76.com. It has 16GB of
memory, a 512 GB PCle M.2 SSD, and a lighted keyboard too. But you said
you did not was a huge laptop and the Kudu is 17".
Tony
On Fri, 2016-11-11 at 23:46 -0800, Michael Barnes wrote:
> I may be in the market for a new, inexpensi
On 11/11/2016 11:46 PM, Michael Barnes wrote:
> I may be in the market for a new, inexpensive laptop for Linux. Nothing
> fancy, but would like something relatively current. I'm looking for
> something fairly lightweight and small, in the 10-11 inch range. I'd like
> to completely wipe it and insta
Beware that some new laptops are 'sealed' e.g. you can't
open them with a screwdriver. I have an ASUS lap top wherein
you have to pry open the corner with a screwdriver and slide a credit
card or something around the perimeter 'breaking the plastic clips loose';
sometimes the clips break off.
I wa
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 11:46:26PM -0800, Michael Barnes wrote:
> I may be in the market for a new, inexpensive laptop for Linux.
> Nothing fancy, but would like something relatively current. I'm
> looking for something fairly lightweight and small, in the 10-11
> inch range.
Anything from the Thi
I may be in the market for a new, inexpensive laptop for Linux. Nothing
fancy, but would like something relatively current. I'm looking for
something fairly lightweight and small, in the 10-11 inch range. I'd like
to completely wipe it and install a fresh Linux distro, probably Ubuntu to
start with
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