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    Installing Linux on Chromebook

    Water Closet
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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      Luckily you got an x86 Chromebook so way easier to do that. The ARM ones are much harder to mess with.

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      • Bill KindleB
        Bill Kindle
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        link fixed, I'm gone for the next few days.

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        • thanksajdotcomT
          thanksajdotcom @Bill Kindle
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          @Bill-Kindle said:

          link fixed, I'm gone for the next few days.

          WHAT?! WHERE?!?!? TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            The lunatics are running the asylum.

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              The lunatics are running the asylum.

              And that's different from the norm...how??

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                Bill, where are you going?

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  Bill, where are you going?

                  Annnnnddd He's gone 😛

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    Too late.

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                    • thegillionT
                      thegillion
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                      wait where is the install video. I would so by a chrome box for this as my dell laptop is running linux

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                      • thegillionT
                        thegillion
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                        wow that is it http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook-and-unlock-its-ful-509039343

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                        • ?
                          A Former User @thegillion
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                          @thegillion you might want to look into battery life first. I bet it's a lot less when using full linux instead of the ChromeOS only.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            I doubt too much different. Same basic workload. Same basic drivers.

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                            • ?
                              A Former User
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                              I think I read that it's on average two hours less battery life than the ChromeOS when using ubuntu. Most people are claiming close to 10hours with chrome os and around 8 hours with ubuntu

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @A Former User
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                                @thecreativeone91 said:

                                I think I read that it's on average two hours less battery life than the ChromeOS when using ubuntu. Most people are claiming close to 10hours with chrome os and around 8 hours with ubuntu

                                I doubt that it is Ubuntu. Most likely it is the Unity GUI. Install with XFCE and I bet you see something very different.

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                                • thegillionT
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                                  @thecreativeone91 said:

                                  I think I read that it's on average two hours less battery life than the ChromeOS when using ubuntu. Most people are claiming close to 10hours with chrome os and around 8 hours with ubuntu

                                  I still think 8 hours is good for the price of a Chrome Book

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    It really is. Those things are great value.

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