installed Lubuntu 24 on it using a guide that loosely applied to the low end chromebook I have. Link here
Using chrome browser on ChromeOS was snappy but any other browser I used with addons was an awful and laggy experience. The difference in performance was an unexpected win, but I primarily did it to ditch SpywareOS.
Going forward I’m probably going to just look for chromebooks to convert to linux for a daily driver laptop because you dont have to pay a premium for the spyware like you do with a windows laptop
I’ve done Chromebooks to Linux before. It’s a pain in the ass because Google goes to great lengths to lock you into using their OS. In my case I had to remove an internal screw after watching a guide from some super religious Spread Christ through Software freak on YouTube. Every Chromebook is a bit different in how you get to where you can install a new OS.
What distro? Did you follow a guide?
installed Lubuntu 24 on it using a guide that loosely applied to the low end chromebook I have. Link here
Using chrome browser on ChromeOS was snappy but any other browser I used with addons was an awful and laggy experience. The difference in performance was an unexpected win, but I primarily did it to ditch SpywareOS.
Going forward I’m probably going to just look for chromebooks to convert to linux for a daily driver laptop because you dont have to pay a premium for the spyware like you do with a windows laptop
I’ve done Chromebooks to Linux before. It’s a pain in the ass because Google goes to great lengths to lock you into using their OS. In my case I had to remove an internal screw after watching a guide from some super religious Spread Christ through Software freak on YouTube. Every Chromebook is a bit different in how you get to where you can install a new OS.