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
> <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
>>>> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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
>>>>> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> you can do that? how?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 5:53 AM Stephen Partington via
>>>>> PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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
>>>>> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> how do you download said suite to said operating system?
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Stephen
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