Ottavio Caruso wrote: > On 11/07/2022 08:32, john doe wrote: > > > I'm looking for something cheap (max would be around 300 bucks), do you > > have any suggestions/ideas? > > > My local Cash-Converter/Generator(s) have plenty of old-ish Chromebooks for > £50 or less. > > I know it's possible to run some sort of Linux with trickeries like Crouton > or similar. I wonder if it's just possible to nuke all Google related junk > and install native Debian or is it not technically possible?
On some of them, yes. The process is to flash a new BIOS, after which the Chromebook is just a laptop. https://github.com/MrChromebox/SeaBIOS I don't recommend this approach for general use machines: chromebooks are generally sold with tiny flash disks, often unreplaceable. A 16 or 32GB flash disk will limit you severely. As a limited use machine, though, it shouldn't be bad. -dsr-