Ubuntu on a chromebook is normally a layer on top of ChromeOS. Easy but a little awkward; e.g., ChromeOS retains control of some underlying devices which you may want Ubuntu to take over. Unlocking the hardware write protect can be risky. IMO, ordinary laptops are a better bet; you replace W$ or add other OSs as multiple boot options - many Linux distro's available. I use Fedora alone on an old Acer.
On 11/22/2016 03:53 PM, Irwin Barrer via talk wrote: > Dear Talk List Members > > I am brand new to Linux, open source, etc. I am a user, not a developer. > > I am interested in buying a laptop and installing Ubuntu on it—I like the > idea of a free alternative to Windows or MacOS, and price is a big factor. > > A while back I saw some relatively inexpensive laptops on Dell with Ubuntu > preinstalled. Unfortunately these are no longer available and only a high-end > developer system is available with Ubuntu preinstalled. > > So I have started looking into laptops with Chrome OS (Chromebooks) and > installing Ubuntu. I’ve done some research, but still uncertain. Intel > processors seem to be a must and 4GB RAM—which is the most I can find on a > Chromebook. > > Does anyone have any experience with Ubuntu? Any help/advice would be > appreciated. > > Best > IB > > > Irwin Barrer > [email protected] > > > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
