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Iirc, it's very easy to run regular Linux on pretty much every Chromebook. Some of them have some driver issues, though.
by fwip 2y ago
Iirc, it's very easy to run regular Linux on pretty much every Chromebook. Some of them have some driver issues, though.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoI would personally say that "easy" depends a little bit; if your device is listed on https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/supported-devices.html https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/supported-devices.html then yeah it's dead easy to reflash the firmware and install any old distro and off you go. Anything not supported by that is a little more annoying because you need a distro that can deal with the default firmware's non-UEFI boot process. I'm very fond of my ARM Chromebook flashed with postmarketos, but it is a little less supported because of the boot process (and in some cases yeah hardware support isn't 100%).
- 71bw 2y agoTIL newer chromebooks are codenamed after Skyrim locations. Interesting
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoMy understanding is that it's more generic than that; their codenames are apparently drawn from video games in general. Which, yes, is fascinating.