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Google might breathe new life into old Chromebooks with ChromeOS Flex (www.techradar.com)
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Don’t throw away your out-of-date Chromebook just yet as newly found evidence suggests Google may expand the availability of ChromeOS Flex to the old laptops.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I tried putting Linux on an old Chromebook once and it became unusable. Probably my own fault but I'm very reluctant to try again. If Google released something then I'd feel more confident in the process.