Linux on a Chromebook, my favorite way
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Yes, there are many ways to install Linux on a Chromebook. In my humble opinion, this is the best way. Maybe you'll like it! In today's thrilling episode of Veronica Explains, I'll introduce you to...
    • cerement@slrpnk.net
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      9 months ago
      • can also use them as an alternative to Raspberry Pis
      • if you can work with tight limitations, you can go down to $30 or less
      • schools tend to be trying to get rid of palettes of the things because of Google’s policy of end-of-lifing the things after only a couple years
        • dan@upvote.au
          10·
          9 months ago

          If you’re in the USA or Canada, take a look at https://www.govdeals.com/. A lot of government agencies auction off their old equipment on that site, including public school districts.

          If you’re lucky, pallets of 150 Chromebooks or other lower-end laptops can be had for $1000-2000 ($6-$13 each) plus taxes and fees. You have to arrange your own pickup though - none of the auctions offer delivery.

          Not guaranteed to be in perfect condition of course - they were used in a school after all.

        • cerement@slrpnk.net
          5·
          9 months ago
          • a previous how-to (Reviving Chromebooks with Ubuntu) mentioned just talking to the IT contact for your local school
          • without going into a whole palette, search eBay for: chromebook lot of – people selling anything from lots of 4 to lots of 15, generally averaging $20 each (pretty much guaranteed to be expired, would check models against Chrultrabook for usability)
    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
      10·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, if you just need something to browse the internet and edit documents, it’s hard to do better than a Chromebook. A lot of them have insanely good battery life too since they are so light on compute power.

      I got one during my last couple years of university for around $200 that was so light you could hold it level with just your thumb and two fingers, and the battery lasted so long that I would sometimes forget to charge it after a whole day and it would still be good for the next day. I toyed with installing Linux on it, but at the time the experience was pretty horrible, so I stuck with the vanilla OS.