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 < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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~(-: