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Got a Chromebook? Worried about the change? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by jerrimu@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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You can boot into developer mode, install chromebrew https://github.com/chromebrew/chromebrew

You can install Firefox now!!

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[–] Jmr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I can remember correctly, the bootloader is really funky. It can probably be done (considering that ChromeOS is a flavour of Linux).

[–] CanofBeanz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It can absolutely be done, I've been running uefi modified Chromebooks for a while, my 12th gen intel Chromebook even runs windows now.

https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices Nearly every Intel Chromebook is supported and once flashed they boot like traditional computers.

[–] Jmr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Neat.

[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was about to comment this! My Chromebook still runs chrome os but once support runs out it’ll be getting straight Linux

[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What keeps you on chromeos?

[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly laziness. Setting up a Linux vm works fine for light Linux apps, and ssh/rdp does everything that needs more processing power.

Given the Google web-drm thing I probably need to start looking at wiping it and putting Linux or FreeBSD or SOMETHING else but just haven’t felt like wiping a working system yet and reinstalling everything.