Subj : Lacros To : Mike Dippel From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Aug 11 2023 07:02:00 Hi Mike! MD> The Lacros project an acronym for Linux and Chrome OS, may be a MD> good thing to revive my old Chromebook. My wife was unable to MD> bring up bank websites because the old version of Chrome wouldn't MD> allow it to display, and Chrome is the only browser available on MD> a Chromebook. The laptop would not update Chrome because it was MD> tied to an OS that had reached its life cycle and wouldn't MD> update. The word is that if your Chromebook is past it's life MD> cycle, this new browser may allow you to update your Chromebook MD> because the browser is independent of the OS. There is no word MD> yet when it will be released, but the word is that it should come MD> soon. I purchased a new Chromebook not knowing this. Maybe I MD> could have waited for the new release. Welcome to the world of Linux! It's a 'sneaky' way to update and extend the life of old hardware. You can run across instances where during installation it wil be necessary to go into the BIOS to turn off a setting to allow a different operating system. Obviously you didn't need to, just typing in for the benefit of anyone else who may read this. There are also some hardware limitations: my old Lenovo laptop won't install Ubuntu 22.04 but does fine with 20.04. Reason: only has 3 GB of memory (RAM). 22.04 wants 4. I did purchase and install a new stick (less thab $15) but haven't done the upgrade yet. ZDNet recently had an article on some other Linux versions for old hardware: https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-to-save-your-aging-computer-try-these -5-linux-distributions/ I do not have experience with any of these versions. Just sticking the information in here for reference. Have fun with your new-and-improved Chromebook! ...The original one! ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® .... What is the official exercise of #NationalLazyDay? Diddly squats. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .