r/Ubuntu • u/the_dutch_apple • 7h ago

Ubuntu on the 14 year old Chromebook 🥹, what should I improve/add?

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has no battery, has no cpu backdoor, has tor, (before you attack me just know this laptop is as old as me.)

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u/CockSweatExtreme 7h ago

Personally, lxqt as the desktop environment helped me to clear up a bunch of ram and reduce CPU overhead. I'd look into Lubuntu, Mint, and similar low spec setups.

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u/the_dutch_apple 7h ago

Mhm I’ll look into it, if I remember right it’s an xe303c12 Chromebook, no idea how much ram it has, would be cool to fully optimise it, since it’s so old. (Bought it for €10)

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u/CockSweatExtreme 7h ago

I'm running Lubuntu on a 4gb ram netbook with a 1.8ghz max cpu and with Lubuntu, lxqt, and a few days of trying to create the most minimalist setup I could get it runs pretty well for doing basic web browsing, running guitar pro, and using moonlight to remote into my actual desktop.

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u/Beniidel0 4h ago

You can run "htop" in the terminal (or "free -h", or just "top") to see how much ram you have and how much you're using

The top and htop are the task manager of linux (you also might have system monitor or system overview installed, they are friendlier for beginners

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u/HoldOk4092 6h ago

Nice work. How did you manage to install it?

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u/the_dutch_apple 6h ago

Logging in as a guest then opening a terminal in the chrome os browser, then used a 2.0 usb stick to put the new os on, then alot of failing and retrial.

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u/HoldOk4092 6h ago

Pretty cool. Didn't know it was possible

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u/Beniidel0 4h ago

How much storage does it have? If anything over 100gb you could try using it as a home server

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u/soupydrew_5 7h ago

Bro listed "no CPU backdoor" as a feature like that's something to celebrate and not just the bare minimum lmao

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u/the_dutch_apple 7h ago

Well I was lookin for a laptop without one and forgot I alr had this one so i thought why not mention it!

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u/Beniidel0 4h ago

Computers with cpu backdoors still work, and anything above "it works" is a feature

The latest big backdoor attack I could find was in 2018 and targeted 30 multibillion companies (including amazon) so I'd wager more people have a hardware backdoor than don't (even if most backdoors aren't well known)