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Gabriel Pettier

@dulanyw @mcc the article says that some of them tried, but users don't seem to like the result, they are used to the software it came with, and feel like the free software replacement is a cheap spin off. 😦

24 Jul 2023 at 23:46 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to
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Dulanyheimer in IMAX

@tshirtman @mcc It wasn't clear how hard they were really looking. I just put Manjaro on a 2018 Samsung Chromebook 2 and it rules.

The process isn't simple, and involves software named like "Mr Bob's Chromebook Unfucker" - but, again, feels like a solvable problem.

25 Jul 2023 at 0:02 | Open on techhub.social
Gabriel Pettier

@dulanyw @mcc maybe i should find such a machine for cheap (shouldn't be too hard if they are unsupported) to see how it goes, though it's unlikely to be better than even my aging thinkpad, so it would be more like a project than anything useful 😅. But good to know that there are decent solutions, it's quite sad to see working hardware get destroyed instead of being useful to people.

25 Jul 2023 at 0:25 | Open on mas.to
Dulanyheimer in IMAX

@tshirtman @mcc I've seen some units on Woot.com for around $60, and I'm sure Craigslist and Ebay likely have some good deals, too. The instructions on the GalliumOS website will get you through reflashing the BIOS - and then you can install whatever distribution you want. It's fun (in the "installing Linux on a non-Linux computer" sense of fun)!

25 Jul 2023 at 0:49 | Open on techhub.social
GhostsheetZ

@dulanyw @tshirtman @mcc I used mr. chromebox nothing so devilishly vulgar as Chromebook unfucker. Even if that’s what it did.

25 Jul 2023 at 6:30 | Open on alaskan.social
Puzzled2 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

@tshirtman @dulanyw @mcc You mean the users who don't pay to use them? I convert my old Windows laptops to Linux when they get bogged down with Windows. They feel like a new computer on Linux.

25 Jul 2023 at 0:25 | Open on climatejustice.social
Gabriel Pettier

@Puzzled2 @dulanyw @mcc putting linux is the first thing i do on a new machine :) even my dual boots rarely see the light of day, i only keep them in the off chance i might need it.
But that's just me, not everyone is willing to learn a different OS, even to just use a browser in the end…

25 Jul 2023 at 0:27 | Open on mas.to
Orion (he/him)

@tshirtman @dulanyw @mcc Most people hate a new os at first. That’s nobody’s fault. You just push through.

25 Jul 2023 at 0:47 | Open on writing.exchange
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