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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 45 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I upgraded to Linux. It worked out well for me since I mostly pay retro games and games from yesteryear.

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I upgraded a Chromebook to Linux recently. That was a huge bump in performance that I wasn't expecting, not even just for gaming.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What OS was it running before? ChroomeOS is Linux right?

[–] ahornsirup@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

Technically yes, and so is Android. But neither work the way you'd expect a typical Linux distro to work.

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What distro? Did you follow a guide?

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

installed Lubuntu 24 on it using a guide that loosely applied to the low end chromebook I have. Link here

Using chrome browser on ChromeOS was snappy but any other browser I used with addons was an awful and laggy experience. The difference in performance was an unexpected win, but I primarily did it to ditch SpywareOS.

Going forward I'm probably going to just look for chromebooks to convert to linux for a daily driver laptop because you dont have to pay a premium for the spyware like you do with a windows laptop

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I upgraded to Linux and can still play every game I've tried to play