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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoonMind" data-source="post: 353622" data-attributes="member: 5637">For the record: I don't really know why, but I thought I had posted about my attempt to install Ubuntu on the Acer Chromebook 14 (CB3-431). Seems I hadn't - probably something went wrong or I can't find the post ...Anyway, it did work after a fashion (after a FW/BIOS change - the process isn't too complicated), but it hasn't worked out for me: While performance appeared quite okay at first sight, I experienced repeated hang-ups and weird issues; the hardware is simply too limited for anything really serious, at least when using my default setup. It appears I'd have to use a decidedly frugal configuration, and after trying a couple of options, I don't like any of them enough to make the ensuing hassle of getting them to work for me worthwhile. I'm back on Chrome OS for the time being. But I'll not buy another Chromebook - to my mind, this way of handling OS support is basically a rip-off.If I try to install GNU/Linux again or not I'll decide in a couple of weeks (when I have more time on my hands to solve issues). At the moment, I seriously doubt it.Oh, well. I wanted to safe a couple hundered bucks. Maybe I shouldn't have bothered and just gone ahead with a new purchase. I'm getting too old to enjoy fiddling with that stuff anymore - kind of a pity, but still true. I'll think about that stuff again in a couple of weeks at the earliest - too much time wasted ...M.</blockquote>

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