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Interesting idea - could it be done for a Linux distro?
by Skidaddle 6mo ago
Interesting idea - could it be done for a Linux distro?
- ge96 6mo agoIs that what a live USB is say with Ubuntu Not sure if ChromeOS Flex is supposed to wipe the host OS or just run on top of it.
- jmclnx 6mo agoI do not understand this question. Is there a reason you cannot install Linux ? Linux can be installed from a USB and should work on any system running windows 10. If Linux is too heavy for your system, there is always NetBSD. I have NetBSD on an AMD 300MHz (= PII) with 512 MB memory and it runs fine.
- ge96 6mo agoFunny I actually got an old netbook maxes out 2GB of ram, 32 bit, probably looking at some kind of Debian with i3-wm I got it for nostalgia, the physical design of the laptop even though it's a thique brick
- Skidaddle 6mo agoThat was basically my question – why install ChromeOS instead of a light Linux distro?
- zdragnar 6mo agoSlax (https://www.slax.org/ https://www.slax.org/) runs entirely off of a USB stick. There's other options that have been around for awhile aimed at simple experiences for older and weak hardware. Back in the netbook era, there were quite a few that tried to be internet browser focused like peppermint OS, though I don't know how well any of them faired with the rise of chromeos.
- thekevan 6mo agoI still love Peppermint OS and have used it on several low end boxes. It also didn't try to be internet browser focused, it just gave you easy ability to make the OS browser focused. Out of the box, it was like a better Lubuntu. You had the opportunity to chose what web based apps/services you would add.