Thanks Micheal, I asked because I see that it is possible to put the Chromebook O/S on an old piece of hardware. I have two old Dell laptops that could be repurposed. The only problem is I have years of project that I want to complete.... On 2024-05-30 21:35, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > no I'm not. my wife needed to open an excel spreadsheet and she was > unable to on her chromebook. I opened it with libre office and wanted > to put it on her chromebook. > > On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 8:48 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> Are you turning an old laptop into a Chromebook? >> >> Keith >> >> On 2024-05-30 05:41, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> I've started using ChatGPT for searches. Here is what it >> returned. I >>> know nothing on the subject matter so I do not know if this is >>> accurate: >>> >>> --- >>> As of my last update in January 2022, Chrome OS doesn't have a >> built-in >>> Linux mode like some other operating systems such as Ubuntu or >> Fedora. >>> However, Chrome OS does support Linux applications through a >> feature >>> called "Linux (Beta)". >>> >>> To enable Linux (Beta) on your Chromebook, you can follow these >> steps: >>> >>> Click on the system tray in the bottom-right corner of the >> screen. >>> Click on the gear icon to open Settings. >>> Scroll down and click on "Advanced" to expand the menu. >>> Look for "Developers" and click on "Developers tools" or >> "Linux >>> (Beta)". >>> Follow the prompts to enable Linux (Beta) on your device. >>> Once enabled, you can access Linux applications through the >>> Terminal or by installing them from the Linux app store. >>> >>> Keep in mind that enabling Linux (Beta) will require some system >>> resources and may change how your device operates, so be sure to >> review >>> the implications before proceeding. Additionally, the steps might >> vary >>> slightly depending on the version of Chrome OS you're using, but >> they >>> should be similar. >>> --- >>> >>> I used the same search phrase on Google and it returned this >> phrase: >>> >>> https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> >>> On 2024-05-29 22:44, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>> yeahhhhh? but how do you enable the linux mode? >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM Stephen Partington via >> PLUG-discuss >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> enable your Linux mode, normal chrome OS process. >>>>> >>>>> Then open your terminal and use apt update/apt install processes >> to >>>>> install LibreOffice. It's a Debian shell. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 10:03 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> you can do that? how? >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 5:53 AM Stephen Partington via >>>>> PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I just did this for myself. >>>>> >>>>> Enable the Linux side of your Chromebook. Then use apt to update >> and >>>>> install. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, May 25, 2024, 4:08 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> how do you download said suite to said operating system? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> -- >>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >> from >>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze >> button. >>>> >>>> Stephen >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss