How to turn a $314.57 Chromebook into a Fedora Linux Laptop/Tablet/Sketchbook
- NOTE: This 6/18/2021 post was transferred from my old Linux Newbie – Since 1996 blog, and has been edited to fix links, outdated info & etc., but the conversion from Chrome OS to Fedora info should still be correct.
This was done using ‘Sam’ my new 12.2” Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 XE521QAB. Tried this same method on the new HP Chromebook – 14a-na0023cl (‘Chromebook’) ‘n it didn’t work. I had purchased two Chromebooks wid the hopes of turning one into a Fedora Linux laptop.
Here’s closer look at System Settings wid that so-called “weak” Chromebook Celeron 3965Y ‘n just 4 (“3.7”) GiB memory (6/19/2021 NOTE: forgot to upgrade to Fedora 33 from 32, ‘n so here’s the new System pic):
Any of these your Dad, Son, or Husband? ‘Russians leave dead to Rot…’
Putin doesn’t care about the Russian Citizens—just his own image and legacy. Russia’s losses: Personnel – dead 273,980 +520 & wounded 821,940. Armored combat vehicles 8868 +17. Tanks 4635 +7. Artillery 6096 +34. Aircraft 315. Helicopters 316. Ships and boats 20.
Russia has been forced onto the defense since earlier this year, but they have used some offensive tactics as a means to distract from the other beatings they are getting in the south…
Was Putin ‘Raised’ as a ‘Protege’ of Adolf Hitler?
Putin’s NaziRussian irredentism is nothing new – in fact, irredentism is an M.O. of Russia, and has gone on for centuries. Putin’s lies prior to the ‘Special Military Operation’ (aka “SMO” and “SVO”) are basically out of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Play Book prior to invading Poland.
Similarities between Hitler & Putin never seem to end—it’s almost as if Putin had been raised as a protege of Hitler.
Examples:
- 1) Hitler used the term ‘Defensive War’ to protect supporters of Germany and German citizens living in Poland.
- 2) Putin used the term ‘Special Military Operation’ to protect supporters of NaziRussia and Russians citizens living in Ukraine.
Windows = Full Service OS vs Linux = Limited Service OS
I’ve been testing and/or using various Linux Distros since 1996, but none of them ever measured up to whatever the current Windows OS was during those years. Overall, Linux has certainly improved during the past 6-7 years, as a Desktop/Laptop OS, but Windows 10 and now Windows 11 have improved by ‘Leaps and Bounds’ during those same years.
Back on 1/6/2019 I had started the Linux Newbie – since 1996 blog (now private—headed for deletion), because I wanted to do some serious testing and experimenting. 747 posts were made from start date until I went Private with it on 6/24/2023. A lot of the info on older posts was no longer accurate or had become stale. However, just as much of the info was extremely relevant to the plaguing issues that had always held Linux back as a popular OS for ‘normal people’ – IMHO.
Some Examples: 1) the autoscrolling function of a basic wheel mouse doesn’t work in Linux, except in a Firefox browser – Settings > General > Browsing > Use autoscrolling. 2) Constant problematic issues keep popping up, e.g., ‘dreaded irq handler error message’ – “The error message “_common_interrupt: 1.55 No irq handler for vector” is related to the handling of hardware interrupts in the Linux kernel.” 3) Enterprise OS mentality slows down Work Flow for Desktop/Laptop users – one password at login is more than enough, but most Linux Distros require constant “sudo” requirements & annoying “Authenticate” popups throughout a computer session. Here are my ‘Top 10’ Distros that don’t have the Work Flow Enterprise related issues. 4) Open Source does not equal security – “source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit.” It is basically ‘False Advertising’ to claim that Linux is Secure. 5) lack of Device Drivers (especially for Printers) has always held Linux back, but with over 600++ Linux Distros one cannot blame OEMs for not investing their own money in such a fragmented operating system: ‘Fragmentation is Why Linux Hasn’t Succeeded on Desktop: Linus Torvalds’.
- NOTE: There are other Linux issues, but lack of Device Drivers is probably the Top reason for Limited Service from Linux as a Desktop/Laptop operating system. Also, some of the above links are from my Linux Muse—Orca Flotta’s ‘Thar She Blows!’ blog.