SlackwareLive USB Persistant on a Chromebook
by JamesGT from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4H95B)
I installed SlackwareLive on a 1.5TB USB drive and made it persistent to boot my work laptop into Slackware. I decided to try plugging it into my Chromebook and boot from the USB drive and see if it would boot and be useful.
Yep...touch screen works, Bluetooth works, wi-fi works...I haven't found much that doesn't work yet. The keyboard still works in tablet mode, and there is no onscreen keyboard, but I don't see that as an issue. I don't use it in tablet mode often. I usually have it on my desk connected to a keyboard and trackball. It's too bulky for a tablet and I usually just flip it around to type, then go back to tablet mode.
This is pretty amazing, it just works. It's a little slow here and there, but it's not bad actually. I will see how long the battery lasts, but so far, this is pretty amazing.
This is a Lenovo Chromebook 11e Yoga, one of the first ones. I want to try this because it is now EOL from Google, so there are no more updates for ChromeOS. There are some other options out there for an internal OS like NeverWare CloudReady or FydeOS. We'll see how well this works for the time being.
Amazeballs. Slackware never disappoints.
James
Yep...touch screen works, Bluetooth works, wi-fi works...I haven't found much that doesn't work yet. The keyboard still works in tablet mode, and there is no onscreen keyboard, but I don't see that as an issue. I don't use it in tablet mode often. I usually have it on my desk connected to a keyboard and trackball. It's too bulky for a tablet and I usually just flip it around to type, then go back to tablet mode.
This is pretty amazing, it just works. It's a little slow here and there, but it's not bad actually. I will see how long the battery lasts, but so far, this is pretty amazing.
This is a Lenovo Chromebook 11e Yoga, one of the first ones. I want to try this because it is now EOL from Google, so there are no more updates for ChromeOS. There are some other options out there for an internal OS like NeverWare CloudReady or FydeOS. We'll see how well this works for the time being.
Amazeballs. Slackware never disappoints.
James