This one came with a stripped-down version of Windoze 7, but never ran it.
Reformatted it immediately with Xubuntu/xfce and it's been running like a champ ever since.
Posted on 02/08/2016 9:47:10 AM PST by dayglored
If you do not have wireless internet access or are unwilling to have a gmail account, quite impossible. Chromebooks require internet access to either set up or run an existing google account, or they are essentially a light source and nothing else.
I am currently evaluating a reset customer’s chromebook. It demands a google login... and just sits there not allowing any further action until one is provided.
Bloody piece of 5#1t...
People are able to install Linux on some Chromebooks. Google the model and see, you might get lucky.
I did. You need to install a dual-boot loader to switch between the Chrome OS or another (usually on a removable drive) one, so no, you can not remove Chrome and replace it with a more usable one at the moment.
So for now, it’s a light-source and a fairly weak one at that.
This one came with a stripped-down version of Windoze 7, but never ran it.
Reformatted it immediately with Xubuntu/xfce and it's been running like a champ ever since.
bkmk
Nice!!
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