chromebook and libreoffice

[Michael]

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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> how do you download said suite to said operating system?
> >>>
> >>> --
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